Treforest Estate railway station

Treforest Estate railway station (also Trefforest Estate, Welsh: Ystad Trefforest) is a small railway station in Treforest, near Cardiff, built to serve the workers and visitors of Treforest Industrial Estate. It is located on the Merthyr Line, 8.7 miles (14 km) north-west of Cardiff Central.

Treforest Estate Welsh: Ystad Trefforest
Treforest Estate entrance seen in December 2024
General information
Location	Ton-Teg, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W
Grid reference	ST106862
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TRE
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	5 January 1942
Passengers
2019/20	70,170
2020/21	7,804
2021/22	37,666
2022/23	46,480
2023/24	53,136
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station is built around a central island platform, which is accessible from a subway.

History

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1942.^[1]

In the spring of 2016, new shelters were installed on the platform ahead of the South Wales Metro project.

Future

The station is to be relocated by December 2025 as part of the South Wales Metro and has been included in the Wales & Borders franchise.^[2] This is to improve safety and convenience.

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, there are eight trains per hour southbound towards Cardiff Queen Street, with two continuing to Cardiff Bay and six continuing to Cardiff Central. Four of those six loop around the City Line back to Radyr and onwards again to Pontypridd. There are eight trains per hour towards Pontypridd with two terminating at Pontypridd, two to Aberdare, two to Merthyr Tydfil and two to Treherbert. Sundays see 4tph to Cardiff Central and 1tph to Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert with one terminating at Pontypridd. ^[3]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Taffs Well		Transport for Wales Merthyr Line		Treforest