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Cwmbach Cwmbach is a village and Community (Wales), community (and electoral ward) near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh language, Welsh (Cwm = valley, Bach = little). Cwmbach has a popul ...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vill ...

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serving the village of

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. It is located on the Merthyr line branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by

History

The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964. The present station was reopened by British Rail with

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in 1988 with the line to Aberdare. During 2005 construction work was carried out to double the platform length. This will now allow four carriage trains ( DMU) to stop at the station.

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operate coal trains to Tower Colliery. These trains pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays. Freightliner also operate an irregular stone service to Tower and these trains also pass through the station. Most passenger services to Barry Island are operated by Class 150s. The Class 150 either work in 4-car formation or 2 car formation Freight that passes through the station is handled by Class 66s but Class 60s have been seen.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service in each direction, northbound to and southbound to , and . In the evening, this 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.

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Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1914 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Reopened railway stations in Great Britain Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988 Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail {{Wales-railstation-stub