Treforest Estate railway station

Treforest Estate railway station is a small railway station in Treforest, near Cardiff, built to serve the workers and visitors of Treforest Industrial Estate. It is located on the Merthyr Line, north-west of.
Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station is built around a central island platform, which is accessible from a subway.

History

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1942.
In the spring of 2016, new shelters were installed on the platform ahead of the South Wales Metro project.

The station is to be relocated by December 2025 as part of the South Wales Metro and has been included in the Wales & Borders franchise. This is to improve safety and convenience.

Mondays to Saturdays, there are eight trains per hour southbound towards, with two continuing to Cardiff Bay and six continuing to Cardiff Central [railway station|Cardiff Central]. Four of those six loop around the City Line back to Radyr and onwards again to Pontypridd. There are eight trains per hour towards Pontypridd with two terminating at Pontypridd, two to Aberdare, two to Merthyr Tydfil and two to Treherbert. Sundays see 4tph to Cardiff Central and 1tph to Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert with one terminating at Pontypridd.