Penrhiwceiber railway station

Coordinates: 51°40′13″N 3°21′36″W / 51.6702°N 3.3601°W

Penrhiwceiber National Rail
Welsh: Penrhiw-ceibr
Location
Place Penrhiwceiber
Local authority Rhondda Cynon Taf
Grid reference ST060977
Operations
Station code PER
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  58,555
2005/06 Increase 58,798
2006/07 Increase 68,569
2007/08 Increase 69,884
2008/09 Increase 71,146
2009/10 Increase 74,056
2010/11 Decrease 64,384
2011/12 Decrease 55,386
2012/13 Decrease 51,362
2013/14 Decrease 49,440
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Penrhiwceiber from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Penrhiwceiber railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf Reilffordd Penrhiwceibr) serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.

A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1883. It was closed by the Western Region of British Railways in 1964 and a new station provided for reopening of the branch to passengers in 1988.[1]

References

  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Abercynon   Arriva Trains Wales
Aberdare Branch
  Mountain Ash