Aberdare railway station
Aberdare 
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| Welsh: Aberdâr | |
A Class 150 at Aberdare
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| Location | |
| Place | Aberdare |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Grid reference | SO004027 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ABA |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.538 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.552 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.558 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.552 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.567 million |
| History | |
| 3 October 1988 | Station opens |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aberdare from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coordinates: 51°42′52″N 3°26′31″W / 51.7145°N 3.4420°W
Aberdare railway station (Welsh: Aberdâr) is a railway station serving the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles (36 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
The station at this location (the former Aberdare High Level) was opened in 1851 and was served by the trains of the Vale of Neath, later Great Western Railway on their route between Neath and Pontypool Road. The line from Abercynon and Cardiff had been built in 1846 by the Aberdare Railway Company (later absorbed by the Taff Vale Railway) - this ran to an adjacent but separate station at Aberdare Low Level, although the two routes were later connected to each other a short distance to the west of the town at Gadlys Junction.
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