Fernhill train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Fernhill on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Abercynon, with 126 trains a day.
Direct trains from Fernhill
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercynon | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Pontypridd | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Radyr | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Taffs Well | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Treforest Estate | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Trefforest | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Aberdare | 67 | 68 | 25 |
| Cwmbach | 67 | 68 | 25 |
| Mountain Ash | 67 | 68 | 25 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 67 | 68 | 25 |
| Cardiff Central | 66 | 67 | 25 |
| Danescourt | 66 | 67 | 25 |
| Fairwater | 66 | 67 | 25 |
| Ninian Park | 66 | 67 | 25 |
| Waun-gron Park | 66 | 67 | 25 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Cathays | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Llandaf | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Merthyr Vale | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Pentre-bach | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Quakers Yard | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 59 | 59 | 0 |
How busy Fernhill station is
27,334 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,215th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Fernhill and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 7,520 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 15 stations instead of 23, a drop of about 35%. Saturday runs to 23.
Nearest other stations
- Mountain Ash 0.9 miles
- Cwmbach 1.3 miles
- Penrhiwceiber 1.9 miles
- Merthyr Vale 2.5 miles
- Aberdare 2.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Fernhill, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Abercwmboi Halt · 0.2 miles
- Cwmaman Crossing Halt · 1.4 miles
- Cwmaman Colliery Halt · 1.5 miles
- Ton Llwyd Halt · 1.6 miles
- Aberaman · 1.7 miles
- Cwmneol Halt · 1.8 miles
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Facilities at Fernhill station
Fernhill is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Fernhill station
Fernhill station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J34 (Miskin), 12.1 miles south.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Fernhill Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Fernhill 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