Merthyr Vale Railway Station
History
The station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1883. It is shown briefly 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.
Since 2008, the station has had a passing loop installed which allowed a half-hourly service to be introduced on the branch from the May 2009 timetable change. Previously, 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.
Services
The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat): northbound to Merthyr Tydfil and southbound to Pontypridd, Radyr, and Cardiff Central. On Sunday, there is an hourly service each way to Merthyr and Cardiff Central.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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| Quakers Yard | Transport for Wales Merthyr branch |
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References
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
- ^ New half-hourly train service due to startWales Online; Retrieved 14 May 2009
- ^ Signalling Record Society – Black LionSignalling Record Society; Retrieved 16 October 2013
- ^ Merthyr Tydfil's Railways www.alangeorge.co.uk; Retrieved 16 October 2013
- ^ "Timetables". Transport for Wales. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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)
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