Penrhiwceiber railway station
Penrhiwceiber railway station () serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. History. A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway on 1 June 1883, and was originally named "Penrhiwceiber"; it was renamed "Penrhiwceiber Low Level" by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1924. It was closed by the Western Region of British Railways on 16 March 1964 and a new  station, named "Penrhiwceiber", provided for reopening of the branch to passengers on 3 October 1988. Services. The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to and southbound to , , and . In the evenings the service drops to hourly. On Sundays there is a general 2-hourly service to Barry Island with an hourly service in the morning and in the late afternoon. This is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017. The extra services began in April 2018.