Trefforest train station
You can reach 34 stations directly from Trefforest on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Pontypridd, with 389 trains a day.
Address: Park Street, Trefforest, CF37 1SL
- 34 direct destinations
- 703rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 114 parking spaces
- 7 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Trefforest
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 389 | 389 | 96 |
| Taffs Well | 389 | 389 | 96 |
| Treforest Estate | 389 | 389 | 96 |
| Radyr | 388 | 389 | 96 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Cathays | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Llandaf | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Abercynon | 250 | 251 | 52 |
| Cardiff Central | 202 | 203 | 82 |
| Aberdare | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Cwmbach | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Danescourt | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Fernhill | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Fairwater | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Merthyr Vale | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Mountain Ash | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Ninian Park | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Pentre-bach | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Quakers Yard | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Waun-gron Park | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Cardiff Bay | 68 | 68 | 14 |
| Dinas Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llwynypia | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Porth | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Tonypandy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ton Pentre | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treherbert | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trehafod | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treorchy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ynyswen | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ystrad Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
Lines serving Trefforest
Trefforest 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 Trefforest station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Trefforest 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 Trefforest station is
712,434 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 703rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Trefforest and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 211,536 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
- Pontypridd 0.9 miles
- Treforest Estate 2.2 miles
- Trehafod 2.7 miles
- Abercynon 3.5 miles
- Porth 3.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Trefforest, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Glyntaff Halt · 0.4 miles
- Treforest High Level · 0.4 miles
- Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt · 0.5 miles
- Pontypridd Tram Road · 0.6 miles
- Rhydyfelin (Low Level) Halt · 0.8 miles
- Pontypridd Graig · 1.0 miles
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Facilities at Trefforest station
Trefforest is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 18:00 · Saturday: 08:00 to 14:30 · Sunday: closed
Toilets
Parking at Trefforest station
- Station Car Park 114 spaces, 8 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 24 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 4 June 2026.
Getting to Trefforest station
Trefforest station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 5.6 miles south-east.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Trefforest Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Trefforest 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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