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Abercynon South railway station is one of two railway stations - the other being Abercynon North - serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, South Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Tydfil branch of the Merthyr Line 25 km (15½ miles) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
In November 2007 the Welsh Assembly Government posted a notice proposing the complete closure of the North station, "from a date no sooner than 1st May 2008". The South station will be provided with a wider underpass and stairs, linking to an island platform with a new waiting shelter and other facilities to accommodate services now using the North station; once completed the North station will close. From late summer 2008 an additional hourly service to Merthyr Tydfil will operate which means upon completion of the station re-build project Abercynon station will have 4 trains per hour on a 15 minute standard pattern interval.[1]
[edit] History
It was first opened on this site as "Aberdare Junction" by the Taff Vale Railway in 1846 and renamed "Abercynon" in 1896 and to its present title in 1988. The original station buildings have been demolished but the Great Western Railway signal box of 1932 (which originally came from Birmingham Moor Street station) survives.[1]
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One train an hour in each direction stops at Abercynon South, weekday daytimes, calling at all stations between Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend via Llandaf and Barry. Major intermediate stations are Pontypridd, Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Central, Barry and Rhoose for Cardiff International Airport.
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