Merthyr Vale railway station

Merthyr Vale
Welsh: Ynysowen
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Location
Place	Merthyr Vale
Local authority	Merthyr Tydfil
Coordinates
Grid reference	ST076995
Operations
Station code	MEV
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	31,546
2005/06	27,700
2006/07	33,368
2007/08	29,553
2008/09	33,796
2009/10	42,712
2010/11	41,428
2011/12	41,676
2012/13	46,934
2013/14	61,584
2014/15	62,830
History
1 June 1883	Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Merthyr Vale from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Merthyr Vale railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Merthyr Vale and Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. 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.

External links

• Train times and station information for Merthyr Vale railway station from National Rail
• Photo of the station & passing loop in 2012 (Geograph.org)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Quakers Yard		Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line		Troed-y-rhiw