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.
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.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Central | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Cathays | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Dinas Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llandaf | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llwynypia | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Porth | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Pontypridd | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Radyr | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Taffs Well | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Tonypandy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ton Pentre | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treherbert | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treforest Estate | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trefforest | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trehafod | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treorchy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ystrad Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
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
- Treherbert 0.7 miles
- Treorchy 0.8 miles
- Ton Pentre 1.9 miles
- Ystrad Rhondda 2.8 miles
- Llwynypia 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ynyswen, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Blaenrhondda · 1.5 miles
- Maerdy · 1.8 miles
- Nantymoel · 2.8 miles
- Ferndale · 3.2 miles
- Abergwynfi · 3.5 miles
- Wyndham Halt · 3.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
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.
Ynyswen 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