Station message

Timetable change from Sunday 18 May.

Check before you travel tfw.wales/timetables.

Services will leave Aberdare slightly later. Platform 2 at Aberdare station will open and will be used for arrivals only. Train services towards Cardiff will continue to depart from Platform 1.

Station facilities

  • Step-free access
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General service information
Staffing Level
unstaffed
Closed Circuit Television

No
Information Available From Staff
If the station is unstaffed, please contact the customer relations team or onboard staff
CIS
  • Departure Screens
  • Arrival Screens
  • Announcements
Customer Help Points

No
Ticket buying and collection
Ticket Office

No
Oystercard Issued

No
Use Oystercard

No
Always Show Oyster Card Fields

No
Smartcard Issued

No
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
AW
All station facilities
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room

No
Station Buffet

No
Toilets

No
Baby Change

No
Telephones
Yes
Wi Fi

No

Find WiFi Hotspots around Penrhiwceiber station

Accessibility and mobility access
Helpline

03333 211202

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

There are no platform staff available at this station. Assistance will be provided by the Conductor on the train.

Induction Loop

No
Accessible Ticket Machines

No
Ramp For Train Access
Yes
Accessible Taxis

No
National Key Toilets

No
Step Free Access

Category A.

Step free access to the platform from Station Approach.


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.

Parking information
Cycle Storage
Spaces: 0
Sheltered: No
Cctv: No
Rail Replacement Services

The rail replacement bus stop is a local bus stop on the B4275 near the clock.

Onward Travel

Outside the surgery, Penrhiwceiber Road, CF45 3SP

For local bus service information, visit www.traveline.cymru

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