Treorchy railway station
Treorchy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Treorchy and village of Cwmparc in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. History. The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 27 September 1869 by the Taff Vale Railway, though the line had existed since 1849. It moved to its current site in 1884, and was renamed to Treorchy in 1904. It was subsequently taken over by the Great Western Railway as part of the Railways Act 1921. In 1948, it became part of British Railways Western Region. The  line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972. Location and facilities. The station is on the western side of the town, on the road to the village of Cwmparc. There is a single platform, a shelter with seating and help point, and a free car park. Services. Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Southbound and to Northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays. In July 2018, previous franchise operator Arriva Trains Wales announced a trial period of extra Sunday services on the Rhondda Line to Cardiff and  Barry Island. This was in response to a survey by local AM Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line. The Rhondda line is planned to be electrified. This would allow journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy to be reduced to 40 minutes, which would help boost the local economy. Incidents. In January 2007, a boy was killed by an oncoming train at the station, because he was listening to an MP3 player with headphones and did not hear it approaching.