Merthyr Tydfil railway station

Merthyr Tydfil Welsh: Merthyr Tudful
Merthyr Tydfil railway station in 2014
General information
Location	Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Wales
Coordinates	51°44′40″N 3°22′38″W / 51.7444°N 3.3773°W / 51.7444; -3.3773
Grid reference	SO050059
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	MER
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	2 November 1853
Passengers
2019/20	0.459 million
2020/21	70,798
2021/22	0.235 million
2022/23	0.279 million
2023/24	0.285 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Merthyr Tydfil railway station serves the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station has one platform and is situated near to the Tesco supermarket in the town.

Since the spring 2009 timetable change, trains are able to arrive/depart from the station every half hour after the commissioning of a passing loop near Merthyr Vale.^[1]