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Penrhiwceiber

Welsh: *Penrhiw-ceibr*
Penrhiwceiber; Welsh: Penrhiw-ceibr
General information
Location	Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf; Wales
Coordinates	51°40′13″N 3°21′36″W / 51.6702°N 3.3601°W
Grid reference	ST060977
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	PER
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers
2018/19	42,556
2019/20	39,492
2020/21	7,960
2021/22	26,140
2022/23	31,918
Location
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 Transport for Wales.

History

A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway on 1 June 1883, and was originally named Penrhiwceiber; it was renamed Penrhiwceiber Low Level by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1924. It was closed by the Western Region of British Railways on 16 March 1964 and a new station, named Penrhiwceiber, provided for reopening of the branch to passengers on 3 October 1988.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Services

The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Pontypridd, Radyr, Cardiff Central and Barry Island. In the evenings the service drops to hourly.

On Sundays there is a general 2-hourly service to Barry Island with an hourly service in the morning and in the late afternoon. This is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017. The extra services began in April 2018.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Abercynon		Transport for Wales Aberdare Branch		Mountain Ash

References

^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Pontypridd to Merthyr. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-908174-14-7.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

External links

Train times and station information for Penrhiwceiber railway station from National Rail

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

[2] Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Pontypridd to Merthyr. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-908174-14-7.

[3] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[4] "Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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Penrhiwceiber Welsh: Penrhiw-ceibr

General information
Location	Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°40′13″N 3°21′36″W / 51.6702°N 3.3601°W / 51.6702; -3.3601
Grid reference	ST060977
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	PER
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers

2018/19	42,556
2019/20	39,492
2020/21	7,960
2021/22	26,140
2022/23	31,918




Location

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road