Ynyswen train station

You can reach 18 stations directly from Ynyswen on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 64 trains a day.

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Ynyswen is the nearest station for postcodes in CF42. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Ynyswen

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Cardiff Central646528
Cardiff Queen Street646528
Cathays646528
Dinas Rhondda646528
Llandaf646528
Llwynypia646528
Porth646528
Pontypridd646528
Radyr646528
Taffs Well646528
Tonypandy646528
Ton Pentre646528
Treherbert646528
Treforest Estate646528
Trefforest646528
Trehafod646528
Treorchy646528
Ystrad Rhondda646528

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Lines serving Ynyswen

Ynyswen is on the Rhondda Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

How busy Ynyswen station is

2,538 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,486th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Ynyswen and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 1,308 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.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Ynyswen gains 1 destination including Cardiff Bay.

Nearest other stations

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Ynyswen, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Ynyswen station

Ynyswen is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.

From National Rail's station record, last updated 20 August 2026.

Getting to Ynyswen station

Ynyswen station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.

The nearest motorway junction is M4 J36 (Sarn), 9.3 miles south.

5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Forest View Health Centre.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

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