Station facilities

  • Parking
  • Step-free access
  • Ticket machine
  • Ticket office
  • Wifi
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General service information
Staffing Level
Part time
Closed Circuit Television
Yes
Information Available From Staff
Yes - from ticket office
Yes - from help point
Information Services Open

Information available during ticket office opening times.

Outside ticket office hours, please use the Help Point for information.

CIS
  • Departure Screens
  • Arrival Screens
  • Announcements
Customer Help Points
Yes
Ticket buying and collection
Ticket Office
Yes
Prepurchase Collection
Ticket Office: Yes
Ticket Machine: Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oystercard Issued

No
Use Oystercard

No
Always Show Oyster Card Fields

No
Smartcard Issued

No
Smartcard Topup
Ticket Office: Yes
Ticket Machine: Yes
Smartcard Validator
Yes
Smartcard Comments

Load a pre-purchased season ticket onto a smartcard using the smartcard validator or the ticket vending machine.

Penalty Fares
Train Operator: AW
Url: https://tfwrail.wales/policies-and-reports/revenue-protection-policy
All station facilities
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room

No
Station Buffet

No
Toilets

No
Baby Change

No
Telephones

No
Wi Fi
Yes

Find WiFi Hotspots around Aberdare station

Accessibility and mobility access
Helpline

03333 211202

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Mon-Sun 08:00 to 20:00
Staff Help Available
Yes

If requiring passenger assist please see the conductor on the train. For other queries please see station staff during ticket office hours.

Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes

There are two accessible ticket machines. One is next to the ticket office at the top of the ramp. Another is near the car park. When purchasing your travel ticket, please obtain a parking ticket from this machine or from the ticket office.

The ticket machine(s) do not accept cash. Payment is by major debit and credit cards only.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
Yes
Ramp For Train Access
Yes
Accessible Taxis

No
National Key Toilets

No
Step Free Access

Category A.

Wheelchair users, mobility scooter users and customers with reduced mobility may find the steep ramps leading from Abernant Road to both platforms difficult to negotiate.


Coverage: whole Station
Ticket Gates

No
Impaired Mobility Set Down

No
Wheelchairs Available

No
Assisted Travel

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Transport links
Cycle Storage
Spaces: 34
Sheltered: Yes
Cctv: Yes
Location:

17 Sheffield stands providing parking for up to 34 bicycles are sited under the shelter in the station car park.


Type: Stands
Rail Replacement Services

The rail link bus stop is located near the Sobell Leisure Centre.

Onward Travel

Buy an Aberdare PlusBus ticket with your train ticket for discount-priced unlimited bus travel around the town. For details visit www.PlusBus.info

Parking information
Car Park

Operator Name: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Name: Station Car Park
Spaces: 41
Free: Yes
Number Accessible Spaces: 7
Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
Accessible Car Park Equipment Note:

Car park is free of charge, however passengers must obtain a parking ticket when purchasing a travel ticket.  This can be issued from the ticket machine in the car park or from the ticket office.


Cctv: Yes

Open:
Mon-Sun

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Passenger services
Customer Service

Contact our Customer Relations team directly via the Transport for Wales Website.

Left Luggage

No
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Lost Property
Yes

Operator Name: Transport for Wales
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Live departures and arrivals

Overview

Aberdare station sits connects Cardiff and Barry with the Valley towns. The station, originally known as Aberdare High Level was originally opened in 1851 to serve the Vale of Neath line, however, the current service only became available at this station in 1988. From the station platform, you can see one of the original red brick station buildings, although it is now being used for a very different purpose having been redeveloped as part of the campus for the new Coleg y Cymoedd Aberdare. Despite the station's small size, and it being a single platform station, nearly 600,000 passengers travel through the station annually.

 

How long does it take to walk from Aberdare station to Aberdare town centre?

Aberdare Town Centre is a short walk across the river from Aberdare station, and the 0.3mile walk should take under 10 minutes to complete.

What car parking facilities are available at Aberdare station?

The 24-hour station car park has 41 spaces

What other facilities are available at Aberdare station?
  • Card telephones
  • Disabled access - step-free throughout, ramps are available, as are wheelchairs and induction loops
Which popular destinations can be reached from Aberdare station?