- Cwmbach railway station
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Coordinates: 51°42′04″N 3°24′52″W / 51.7011°N 3.4144°W
Cwmbach 
Location Place Cwmbach Local authority Rhondda Cynon Taf Operations Station code CMH Managed by Arriva Trains Wales Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 14,480 2005/06 * 14,175 2006/07 * 20,595 2007/08 * 19,866 2008/09 * 19,912 2009/10 * 
22,692National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cwmbach from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Cwmbach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964. The present station was opened in 1988 with the line to Aberdare.
During 2005 construction work was carried out to double the platform length. This will now allow four carriage trains (DMU) to stop at the station. EWS operate coal trains to Tower Colliery. These trains pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays. Freightliner also operate an irregular stone service to Tower and these trains also pass through the station. Most passenger services to Barry Island are operated by Class 142s, 143s and 150s. The Class 142s and 143s usually work in 4-car formation as do the 150s on some services. Freight that passes through the station is handled by Class 66s but Class 60s have been seen.
Services
There are services operating to Aberdare (next station to the north) every half hour. There are also services operating to Barry Island and Bridgend (via the Vale of Glamorgan Line) - these operate every half hour and run via Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central stations. On Sundays there is a service every two hours.
External links
- Train times and station information for Cwmbach railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Fernhill Arriva Trains Wales
Aberdare Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf Road 
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Categories:- Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations opened in 1988
- Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Wales railway station stubs
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