Abercynon railway station

You can reach 23 stations directly from Abercynon on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Pontypridd, with 251 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Abercynon

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

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How busy Abercynon is

189,820 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,427th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 19,118 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Abercynon and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 66,154 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

• Quakers Yard 1.2 miles
• Penrhiwceiber 2.3 miles
• Merthyr Vale 3.0 miles
• Pontypridd 3.1 miles
• Trehafod 3.2 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Abercynon, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

• Abercynon North · 0.2 miles
• Incline Top · 0.7 miles
• Ynysybwl · 1.3 miles
• Cilfynydd · 1.3 miles
• Clydach Court Halt · 1.4 miles
• Matthewstown Halt · 1.5 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.