Mountain Ash railway station
Coordinates: 51°40′54″N 3°22′35″W / 51.6817°N 3.3765°W
Mountain Ash  | |
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| Welsh: Aberpennar | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Mountain Ash |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Grid reference | ST049989 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MTA |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 94,128 |
| 2012/13 |
 96,686 |
| 2013/14 |
91,996 |
| 2014/15 |
96,728 |
| 2015/16 |
98,920 |
| History | |
| 3 October 1988 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mountain Ash from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Mountain Ash railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf Reilffordd Aberpennar) is a railway station serving the town of Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. It is also located on the banks of the Afon Cynon, a major river in the town of Mountain Ash.
A station serving this area of the town was first opened at Oxford Street by the Taff Vale Railway in 1888. This was closed to passengers by the Western Region of British Railways in 1964. Passenger services were reinstated to a new station by British Rail in 1988. There is a passing loop situated here (constructed in 2002, when the station was also rebuilt), which allows a half-hourly service to operate and freight trains to operate alongside the passenger service on what is otherwise a single track route.
Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales and run to all Valley Lines destinations.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes trains run half-hourly each way, north to Aberdare and south to Pontypridd, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. They then continue to Barry and Barry Island, though a limited number of peak & late evening services run to Penarth. The frequency drops to hourly in the evening & every two hours each way on Sundays.[1]
References
- ↑ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
External links
- Train times and station information for Mountain Ash railway station from National Rail
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| Penrhiwceiber | Arriva Trains Wales Aberdare Branch |
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