Abercynon train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Abercynon on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Pontypridd, with 251 trains a day.
- 23 direct destinations
- 1,427th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 450 parking spaces
- 6 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Abercynon
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 251 | 252 | 52 |
| Radyr | 250 | 251 | 52 |
| Taffs Well | 250 | 251 | 52 |
| Treforest Estate | 250 | 251 | 52 |
| Trefforest | 250 | 251 | 52 |
| Cardiff Central | 132 | 133 | 52 |
| Aberdare | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Cwmbach | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Fernhill | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Mountain Ash | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Cathays | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Danescourt | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Fairwater | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Llandaf | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Merthyr Vale | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Ninian Park | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Pentre-bach | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Quakers Yard | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Waun-gron Park | 125 | 126 | 25 |
Lines serving Abercynon
Abercynon is on the Cardiff and Merthyr Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Abercynon station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Abercynon station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Abercynon station 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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Facilities at Abercynon station
Abercynon is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
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Parking at Abercynon station
- Station Car Park 450 spaces, 7 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 28 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Abercynon station
Abercynon station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 8.8 miles south-east.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Abercynon Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Abercynon station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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