Pontypridd railway station

Pontypridd
National Rail
A visiting railtour in the station (July 2017)
General information
LocationPontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°35′58″N 3°20′31″W / 51.5994°N 3.3419°W / 51.5994; -3.3419
Grid referenceST071898
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms3
Other information
Station codePPD
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 October 1840 (1840-10-09)Opened as Newbridge Junction
March 1866Renamed Pontypridd
1924Renamed Pontypridd Central
10 July 1930Renamed Pontypridd
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.884 million
 Interchange  53,586
2019/20Decrease 0.815 million
 Interchange Decrease 48,290
2020/21Decrease 0.153 million
 Interchange Decrease 6,808
2021/22Increase 0.409 million
 Interchange Increase 24,448
2022/23Increase 0.536 million
 Interchange Increase 35,985
Listed Building – Grade II
FeaturePontypridd Railway Station Main Platform including buildings and canopy
Designated17 July 1990
Reference no.13525[1]
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located at the junction of the Merthyr line and the Rhondda line and has for many years been the only station serving the town.

Until the 1930s, Pontypridd had two other stations. One, just behind the present station, was known as Pontypridd Graig. It closed in 1930. The other, Pontypridd Tram Road, serving the former Pontypridd to Newport line, closed in 1922. It was located near where this line crossed the 'Broadway' in Treforest.

  1. ^ Cadw. "Pontypridd Railway Station Main Platform including buildings and canopy (13525)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2021.