Troed-y-rhiw train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Troed-y-rhiw on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Abercynon, with 125 trains a day.
Direct trains from Troed-y-rhiw
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 |
| Merthyr Vale | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Pentre-bach | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Quakers Yard | 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 Troed-y-rhiw
Troed-y-rhiw 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 Troed-y-rhiw station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Troed-y-rhiw 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 Troed-y-rhiw station is
40,862 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,115th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Troed-y-rhiw and Merthyr Tydfil than any other pair: 17,104 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
- Pentre-bach 1.1 miles
- Merthyr Vale 1.8 miles
- Mountain Ash 2.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 2.6 miles
- Fernhill 2.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Troed-y-rhiw, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bedlinog · 1.4 miles
- Abercanaid · 1.5 miles
- Aberfan · 1.6 miles
- Cwm Bargoed · 2.6 miles
- Abercwmboi Halt · 2.8 miles
- Fochriw · 2.9 miles
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Facilities at Troed-y-rhiw station
Troed-y-rhiw is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 8 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Troed-y-rhiw station
Troed-y-rhiw station is in Merthyr Tydfil - Merthyr Tudful, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 13.5 miles south.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Troed-y-rhiw 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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