Pontypridd railway station

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Pontypridd

Location

Place

Pontypridd

Local authority

Rhondda Cynon Taff

Operations

Station code

PPD

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Passenger Usage

2004/05 **

0.68 million

History

1840
1891

Opened as "Newbridge"
Renamed "Pontypridd"

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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pontypridd (source)

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Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in South Wales. It is located on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines and is the main line station for the town.

There are two platforms which are still in use. Platform 1 is the Cardiff bound platform and is one side of a large island platform accessible via the subway. The platform on the other side of this is no longer in action. There are toilets located on Platform 1. Platform 2 is the valleys bound platform and accessible across the footbridge linking Platforms 1 and 2.

Until the 1930s, Pontypridd had another station, just behind the modern day station, known as Pontypridd Graig station.

When this station was built by the Taff Vale Railway in 1840 it was a third of a mile (500m) long and this gave it the then longest platform in the world. It was known as Newbridge Station from 1840 to 1891 before being renamed^[1]. It was progressively remodelled during the 19th century but its present appearance derives largely from reconstruction carried out between 1907 and 1914. Modernisation was carried out by British Rail about 1974 and in 1990-1991^[2].

[edit] References

^ http://www.pontytown.co.uk/history2.html
^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1

Train times and station information for Pontypridd railway station from National Rail
Map and aerial photo of Pontypridd railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station		Following station
Trefforest	Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line - Aberdare branch	Abercynon North
Trefforest	Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line - Merthyr Tydfil branch	Abercynon South
Trefforest	Arriva Trains Wales Rhondda Line	Trehafod

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