Merthyr Vale Railway Station - Ynysowen, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
N 51° 41.228 W 003° 20.217
30U E 476707 N 5726294
Ynysowen Railway Station opened in 1883, & has been serving the villages of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan since. Managed by Arriva Trains Wales. The Station is on the Merthyr branch of the South Wales Valleys Line. Located in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
Waymark Code: WMVTP2
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/25/2017
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Merthyr Vale / Ynysowen - railway station is a very small unstaffed station on the South Wales Valleys Line, in Ynysowen / Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil.
Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
"Since 2008 the station has had a passing loop installed. This allowed a half-hourly service to be introduced on the branch from the May 2009 timetable change. Previously (up until 1991) a loop had existed at Black Lion Crossing, a short distance to the south, which also controlled the siding connections into Merthyr Vale Colliery.
The station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1883. It is briefly shown in Richard Fleischer's 1971 film 10 Rillington Place, starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt. When Timothy Evans (Hurt) returns to Wales, he is seen walking from the station.
As noted, the station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to Merthyr Tydfil and southbound to Pontypridd, Radyr, Cardiff Central and Barry. Trains then continue alternately to Barry Island and Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan Line. On Sunday, there is a two-hourly service each way to Merthyr & Bridgend." Text Source: (
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