Ystrad Rhondda train station
You can reach 18 stations directly from Ystrad Rhondda on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 64 trains a day.
Ystrad Rhondda is the nearest station for postcodes in CF43. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Ystrad Rhondda
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 |
| Ynyswen | 64 | 65 | 28 |
Lines serving Ystrad Rhondda
Ystrad Rhondda is on the Rhondda Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Ystrad Rhondda station is
55,836 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,004th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Ystrad Rhondda and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 17,698 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, Ystrad Rhondda gains 1 destination including Cardiff Bay.
Nearest other stations
- Ton Pentre 0.9 miles
- Llwynypia 0.9 miles
- Tonypandy 1.8 miles
- Treorchy 1.9 miles
- Dinas Rhondda 2.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ystrad Rhondda, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Tylorstown · 1.5 miles
- Pontygwaith Halt · 1.5 miles
- Ferndale · 1.8 miles
- Wattstown Platform · 2.3 miles
- Penygraig · 2.4 miles
- Maerdy · 2.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Ystrad Rhondda station
Ystrad Rhondda is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Ystrad Rhondda station
- Station Car Park
free
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Ystrad Rhondda station
Ystrad Rhondda station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J36 (Sarn), 8.8 miles south-west.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Gelligaled Inn.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Ystrad Rhondda 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