Tonypandy railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use British English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox station | name = Tonypandy | symbol_location = gb | symbol = rail | image = Tonypandy (& Trealaw) railway station, Rhondda Cynon Taf, (geograph 7772966).jpg | borough = Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf | country = Wales | coordinates = {{Coord|51.6200|-3.4492|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:railwaystation}} | grid_name = Grid reference | grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SS997922|25|SS997922}} | manager = Transport for Wales | platforms = 1 | code = TNP<ref>{{cite web |title=Railway Codes |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/crs/crst.shtm |website=railwaycodes.org.uk |access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref> | classification = DfT category F1 | opened = March 1908 | mpassengers =  {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 15,962}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 61,340}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 78,860}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{decrease}} 42,802}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2024/25 |passengers={{increase}} 0.112 million}} | footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 }} '''Tonypandy railway station''' is a railway station serving the town of Tonypandy in south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Dinas Rhondda, {{convert|18|mi|3|chain|lk=in|km}} from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town).<ref>{{Cite book |title=TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=978 1909431 26 3 |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |edition=3rd |location=Sheffield |pages=25}}</ref>

==History== The original Pandy station was opened in 1841 by the Taff Vale Railway, and was situated opposite Walter Coffin's Dinas Middle Colliery. The station was closed in 1886 and later demolished, to be replaced by Dinas Station, built about 200 yards to the north. The original station, then known as ''Trealaw and Tonypandy'', was built of red bricks and opened on 9 March 1908.{{Sfn|Quick|2023|p=453}} It was opposite the entrance to Foundry Road at the centre of two bridges (one of which crossed the river to Tonypandy and the other which crossed the railway lines to Judges’ Hall and to Trealaw).<ref>{{Cite web |last=WalesOnline |date=2008-03-06 |title=Looking back 100 years since station’s opening |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/looking-back-100-years-stations-2187312 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Hutton, John|title=The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2|publisher=Silver Link|year=2006 | ISBN=978-1-85794-250-7 }}</ref> One year later the name was changed to ''Tonypandy and Trealaw'', and then to its current name on 7 May 1973.{{Sfn|Quick|2023|p=453}}

== Location == The station is accessible via a ramp from Trealaw Road<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tonypandy Station {{!}} Train Times {{!}} Transport for Wales |url=https://tfw.wales/places/stations/tonypandy |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=tfw.wales |language=en}}</ref> and via a footpath over the Rhondda River from Bridge Street.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=June 2025 |title=Tonypandy Town Centre: Town Centre Strategy |url=https://rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s54738/Appendix%201.pdf?LLL=0 |access-date=14 March 2026 |website=rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk |publisher=The Urbanists |pages=32}}</ref> The station is noted for having poor connectivity within the town and to the local bus station.<ref name=":1" />

== Facilities == The station has a dot matrix departure screen, a ticket machine, and a waiting area. There is no help point, nor any cycle spaces.<ref name=":0" />

== Passenger volume == {| class="wikitable" |+Passenger Volume at Tonypandy<ref name="ORR">{{Cite web |title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=dataportal.orr.gov.uk}}</ref> ! !2002–03 !2004–05 !2005–06 !2006–07 !2007–08 !2008–09 !2009–10 !2010–11 !2011–12 !2012–13 !2013–14 !2014–15 !2015–16 !2016–17 !2017–18 !2018–19 !2019–20 !2020–21 !2021–22 !2022–23 |- |Entries and exits |143,240 |83,745 |71,578 |84,926 |78,305 |82,566 |94,942 |77,796 |79,600 |88,770 |79,290 |82,396 |82,036 |114,840 |110,928 |102,630 |93,486 |15,962 |61,340 |78,860 |} The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

==Services== Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to {{rws|Pontypridd}} & {{Stnlnk|Cardiff Central}} southbound and to {{Stnlnk|Treherbert}} northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains to {{rws|Barry Island}} southbound.<ref>GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130</ref> On 20 July 2018, previous franchise operator Arriva Trains Wales announced a trial period of extra Sunday services on the Rhondda Line to Cardiff and Barry Island. This was in response to a survey by Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-services-between-treherbert-and-barry-island-for-the-summer |title=Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722125917/https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-services-between-treherbert-and-barry-island-for-the-summer |archive-date=22 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The services from this station were suspended in Summer 2023, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service operated between Pontypridd and Treherbert, calling at all local stations, until February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metro service changes {{!}} Transport for Wales |url=https://tfw.wales/projects/metro/south-wales-metro/service-changes |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=tfw.wales |language=en}}</ref> Rail services resumed at the station on 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Thomas |date=2024-02-26 |title=Treherbert Line reopens to passenger traffic after nine month transformation |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/treherbert-line-reopens-to-passenger-traffic-after-nine-month-transformation-26-02-2024/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=New Civil Engineer |language=en}}</ref>

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== References == {{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book |last=Quick |first=Michael |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations.pdf |title=Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology |publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society |year=2023 |edition=5th |location=London}}

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Category:Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf Category:DfT Category F1 stations Category:Former Taff Vale Railway stations Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1908 Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail