General information | |||||
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Location | Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°35′31″N 3°19′30″W / 51.5920°N 3.3250°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST083889 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TRF | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1847 | Station opened as Treforest | ||||
1 July 1924 | Renamed Treforest Low Level | ||||
5 May 1930 | Renamed Treforest | ||||
12 May 1980 | Renamed Trefforest | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.719 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.654 million | ||||
2020/21 | 79,490 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.398 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.554 million | ||||
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Treforest railway station is a railway station serving the village of Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line and the Rhondda Line 18 km (11½ miles) north west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.
The station is a short walk from the Treforest campus of the University of South Wales, and many of the passengers using the station are staff or students of the university.
A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1845.[1]