Troed-y-rhiw railway station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

serving the village of

Troed-y-rhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station. Governance The community ...

in Merthyr Tydfil,

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

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History

The station was first opened by the

Taff Vale Railway The Taff Vale Railway (TVR) was a standard gauge railway in South Wales, built by the Taff Vale Railway Company to serve the iron and coal industries around Merthyr Tydfil and to connect them with docks in Cardiff. It was opened in st ...

in late 1841 though it did not appear in Bradshaw's timetables until 1844. It was named Troedyrhiew from 1846/47 until 1 July 1924 when it became Troedyrhiw. The hyphens were added on 12 May 1980.

Services

The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to and southbound to , , and . Trains then continue alternately to and via the

Vale of Glamorgan Line The Vale of Glamorgan Line ( cy, Llinell Bro Morgannwg) is a commuter railway line in Wales, running through the Vale of Glamorgan from Barry to Bridgend, via Rhoose and Llantwit Major. Route The Barry branch starts at Cardiff West and ru ...

. On Sunday, there is a two-hourly service each way to Merthyr and Bridgend.GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)

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Railway stations in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough DfT Category F2 stations Former Taff Vale Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841 Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail {{Wales-railstation-stub