Treorchy railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Treorchy

Welsh:*Treorci*
Treorchy; Welsh:Treorci
General information
Location	Treorchy,Rhondda Cynon Taf; Wales
Coordinates	51°39′27″N3°30′22″W/ 51.6575°N 3.5061°W
Grid reference	SS959964
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	TRY
Classification	DfT categoryF1
Key dates
27 Sept. 1869	first station opened
3 March 1884	resited
Passengers
2018/19	151,064
2019/20	132,890
2020/21	20,242
2021/22	77,888
2022/23	83,404
Location
Location
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Treorchy railway stationis a railway station serving the town ofTreorchyand village ofCwmparcinRhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It is located on theRhondda Line.

History[edit]

The first station in the town opened asTreorkyon 27 September 1869^[1]by theTaff Vale Railway,though the line had existed since 1849. It moved to its current site in 1884, and was renamed to Treorchy in 1904.^[2]^[3]^[4]It was subsequently taken over by theGreat Western Railwayas part of theRailways Act 1921.^[5]^[6]In 1948, it became part ofBritish RailwaysWestern Region. The line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972.^[4]

Location and facilities[edit]

The station is on the western side of the town, on the road to the village ofCwmparc.There is a single platform, a shelter with seating and help point, and a free car park.^[7]

Services[edit]

Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service toCardiff CentralSouthbound and toTreherbertNorthbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays.^[8]In July 2018, previous franchise operatorArriva Trains Walesannounced a trial period of extra Sunday services on theRhondda Lineto Cardiff and Barry Island. This was in response to a survey by localAM Leanne Woodand the success of extra Sunday services on theMerthyr Lineand theRhymney Line.^[9]

The Rhondda line is planned to be electrified. This would allow journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy to be reduced to 40 minutes, which would help boost the local economy.^[10]

The service from this station is currently (summer 2023) suspended, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service is in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations until February 2024^[11]Rail service will resume to the station on and from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ton Pentre		Transport for Wales Rhondda Line		Ynyswen

Incidents[edit]

In January 2007, a boy was killed by an oncoming train at the station, because he was listening to an MP3 player with headphones and did not hear it approaching.^[12]

References[edit]

^Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 445
^Butt 1995,p. 234.
^Hutton, John (2006).The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2.Silver Link.ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
^^a ^b"Taff Vale Railway (and related lines)".Welsh Railways Research Centre.Retrieved4 March2020.
^Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David (15 April 2010).Rhondda Through Time.Amberley. p. 32.ISBN 978-1-445-63046-5.
^Grant, Donald (2017).Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain.Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 553.ISBN 978-1-788-03768-6.
^"Treorchy".National Rail Enquiries.Retrieved4 March2020.
^Table 130National Railtimetable, May 2016
^"Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island".Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2018.Retrieved19 July2019.
^"Secrets of 'Britain's best high street': what the rest of us can learn from a small town in the Rhondda".The Daily Telegraph.9 February 2020.Retrieved4 March2020.
^South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Waleswebsite; Retrieved 2023-07-11
^Jack, Malvern (29 January 2007)."Train kills boy listening to MP3".The Times.p. 20.Retrieved4 March2020.

Butt, R. V. J.(October 1995).The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present(1st ed.).Sparkford:Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.OCLC 60251199.OL 11956311M.

External links[edit]

Train timesandstation informationfor Treorchy railway station fromNational Rail

[1] Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 445

[FOOTNOTEButt1995234-2] Butt 1995,p. 234.

[3] Hutton, John (2006).The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2.Silver Link.ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.

[wrcc-4] "Taff Vale Railway (and related lines)".Welsh Railways Research Centre.Retrieved4 March2020.

[5] Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David (15 April 2010).Rhondda Through Time.Amberley. p. 32.ISBN 978-1-445-63046-5.

[6] Grant, Donald (2017).Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain.Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 553.ISBN 978-1-788-03768-6.

[7] "Treorchy".National Rail Enquiries.Retrieved4 March2020.

[8] Table 130National Railtimetable, May 2016

[9] "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island".Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2018.Retrieved19 July2019.

[10] "Secrets of 'Britain's best high street': what the rest of us can learn from a small town in the Rhondda".The Daily Telegraph.9 February 2020.Retrieved4 March2020.

[11] South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Waleswebsite; Retrieved 2023-07-11

[12] Jack, Malvern (29 January 2007)."Train kills boy listening to MP3".The Times.p. 20.Retrieved4 March2020.

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