Merthyr Tydfil railway station

Merthyr Tydfil

Welsh: Merthyr Tudful
National Rail
Merthyr Tydfil railway station in 2014
General information
LocationMerthyr Tydfil County Borough
Wales
Coordinates51°44′40″N 3°22′38″W / 51.7444°N 3.3773°W / 51.7444; -3.3773
Grid referenceSO050059
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeMER
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened2 November 1853
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.500 million
2019/20Decrease 0.459 million
2020/21Decrease 70,798
2021/22Increase 0.235 million
2022/23Increase 0.279 million
Location
Map
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]

  1. ^ "Half-hourly trains to the capital". Wales Online. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2024.