Navigation House railway station
Abercynon 
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Abercynon Railway Station before the merger with Abercynon North and the subsequent rebuilding of the station
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| Location | |
| Place | Abercynon |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Coordinates | 51°38′42″N 3°19′37″W / 51.645°N 3.327°WCoordinates: 51°38′42″N 3°19′37″W / 51.645°N 3.327°W |
| Grid reference | ST082948 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ACY |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.240 million |
| – Interchange |
35,304 |
| 2012/13 |
0.244 million |
| – Interchange |
35,871 |
| 2013/14 |
0.252 million |
| – Interchange |
42,347 |
| 2014/15 |
0.265 million |
| – Interchange |
 40,847 |
| 2015/16 |
0.275 million |
| – Interchange |
41,720 |
| History | |
| 9 October 1840 | Station opens as Navigation House |
| 6 August 1846 | Renamed Aberdare Junction |
| 1 December 1896 | Renamed Abercynon |
| 3 October 1988 | Renamed Abercynon South upon opening of Abercynon North |
| 2008 | Renamed Abercynon upon merger with Abercynon North |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Abercynon from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Abercynon railway station is the railway station serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line, 15.5 miles (25 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
It was first opened on this site as "Navigation Road in 1840 and was then renamed "Aberdare Junction" by the Taff Vale Railway in 1846 then further renamed "Abercynon" in 1896 and to "Abercynon South" in 1988. The original station buildings, including the Great Western Railway signal box of 1932 (which originally came from Birmingham Moor Street station) have been demolished, with the signal box being demolished near the end of 2013.
In November 2007, a proposal was submitted by the Welsh Assembly Government to discontinue all services provided at Abercynon North. From a date "no sooner than 1st May 2008" as the notice ran, all services were to be transferred to Abercynon South, which would be rebuilt (with the reinstatement of the disused "up" side of the island platform) to accommodate all services serving both stations.
Following the merger of Abercynon North and South, the latter station's name reverted to simply "Abercynon".
On 14 December 2010, a free Park and Ride car park opened on the site of the station yard, with capacity for 160 cars. This is hoped to improve commuter travel to Cardiff and other areas on the Valley Lines network. This was funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Regional Development Fund.
On 26 and 27 April 2012, the British Royal Train visited the station as part of the tour of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The train had to stop at Abercynon due to the tight curves on the line, with the Royals continuing their journey by road.
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