Ystrad Rhondda railway station
Ystrad Rhondda 
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Ystrad Station in August 2008
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| Location | |
| Place | Ystrad |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Grid reference | SS986948 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | YSR |
| 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 |
 75,306 |
| 2012/13 |
 65,808 |
| 2013/14 |
52,098 |
| 2014/15 |
50,992 |
| 2015/16 |
44,600 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1986 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ystrad Rhondda from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coordinates: 51°38′37″N 3°28′00″W / 51.6436°N 3.4668°W
Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.
There is a dedicated rail linc bus that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers and operates to Penrhys, Tylorstown, Ferndale and Maerdy.
It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986 and is the location of the only passing loop on the section of route north of Porth, which had previously been singled by British Rail in stages between 1972 and 1981. The loop points though work automatically, with the token machines for the two single line sections operated by the train crew under the remote supervision of the signalling centre at Radyr.
Alphabetically, it is the last station in the UK.
Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Pontypridd & Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains southbound to Barry Island.
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