Merthyr Vale train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Merthyr Vale on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Abercynon, with 125 trains a day.
Direct trains from Merthyr Vale
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercynon | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Pontypridd | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Radyr | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Taffs Well | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Treforest Estate | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Trefforest | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Cardiff Central | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Cathays | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Llandaf | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Pentre-bach | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Quakers Yard | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Aberdare | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Cwmbach | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Danescourt | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Fernhill | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Fairwater | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Mountain Ash | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Ninian Park | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Waun-gron Park | 59 | 59 | 0 |
Lines serving Merthyr Vale
Merthyr Vale is on the Cardiff and Merthyr Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Merthyr Vale station is
59,920 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,983rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Merthyr Vale and Merthyr Tydfil than any other pair: 26,928 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: 14 stations instead of 23, a drop of about 39%. Saturday runs to 23.
Nearest other stations
- Penrhiwceiber 1.5 miles
- Mountain Ash 1.7 miles
- Troed-y-rhiw 1.8 miles
- Quakers Yard 1.9 miles
- Fernhill 2.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Merthyr Vale, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Aberfan · 0.3 miles
- Bedlinog · 1.5 miles
- Matthewstown Halt · 1.8 miles
- Trelewis Platform · 2.1 miles
- Trelewis Halt · 2.3 miles
- Incline Top · 2.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Merthyr Vale station
Merthyr Vale is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 12 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 August 2026.
Getting to Merthyr Vale station
Merthyr Vale station is in Merthyr Tydfil - Merthyr Tudful, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 11.7 miles south-east.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station Square.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Merthyr Vale 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