Ton Pentre railway station

Ton Pentre
Welsh: Tonpentre
265px Ton Pentre railway station. Photograph by Peter Brabham
Location
Place	Ton Pentre
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates
Grid reference	SS972953
Operations
Station code	TPN
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	44,901
2005/06	37,998
2006/07	46,826
2007/08	92,481
2008/09	0.101 million
2009/10	0.109 million
2010/11	39,698
2011/12	40,606
2012/13	46,488
2013/14	46,818
2014/15	47,102
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
4 February 1861 (1861-02-04)	Opened as Ystrad
December 1930	Renamed Ystrad (Rhondda)
29 September 1986	Renamed Ton Pentre
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ton Pentre from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Ton Pentre railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ton Pentre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) on 4 February 1861. The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway at the start of 1922, and the GWR renamed the station Ystrad (Rhondda) in December 1930. On 29 September 1986, the station was renamed Ton Pentre, when new station buildings were opened.

Services

Monday-Saturday, there is a half hourly service to Cardiff Central Southbound and to Treherbert Northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

External links

• Train times and station information for Ton Pentre railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ystrad Rhondda		Arriva Trains Wales Rhondda Line		Treorchy