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Location notes
This location is situated just north of Cardiff (about 10 miles). Pontypridd is a junction on the Valleys lines serving The Treherbert line, Merthyr line and the Aberdare line.
Railway type and traffic
Usual classes through the station are class 142,143 and 150s. Class 66s and the occasional class 60 (very rare) also pass through the station on coal/stone trains to Tower Colliery.
Who knows how long this freight flow will carry on because Tower colliery is due for closure soon.
Who knows how long this freight flow will carry on because Tower colliery is due for closure soon.
Environment
The station is located in the town of Pontypridd. It is not recommended that you stay after dark due to gangs.
The station ticket man will be happy to give information.
The station ticket man will be happy to give information.
Road directions
From the M4, Junction 32:
Follow sings for Merthyr Tydful and Pontypridd. Follow sings for the station.
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Pontypridd map co-ordinates
Follow sings for Merthyr Tydful and Pontypridd. Follow sings for the station.
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Pontypridd map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park near the station, please remember that you leave your car there at your own risk.
Public transport
There is a bus service from Cardiff operated by Veolia.
Arriva trains Wales operate a service from Cardiff Central, there are 3 different services you can catch to get to Pontypridd either, Treherbert service, Merthyr service or the Aberdare service.
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Arriva trains Wales operate a service from Cardiff Central, there are 3 different services you can catch to get to Pontypridd either, Treherbert service, Merthyr service or the Aberdare service.
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Amenities
There are toilets located in the station area. There are plenty of places to buy food in the town.
Accommodation
There is a Travel lodge located on the outskirts of Aberdare near the ASDA food store. Take the Aberdare service from Pontypridd and get off at Cwmbach, The travel lodge will be visible through the trees.
There are also plenty of hotels at Cardiff as well.
There are also plenty of hotels at Cardiff as well.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Pontypridd
Streetmap links
Pontypridd general view map
Pontypridd close up map
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Pontypridd
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Pontypridd
Googly map
Pontypridd general view map
Pontypridd close up map
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Photographic notes
You can picture trains in both directions. The sun does prohibit angles in the east and west when it is rising and setting.
General views - All photographs © Llion Jones unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
The former signal box dividing the Cardiff-Merthyr and Cardiff Rhondda Lines at Pontypridd
Fig 2 - Looking north
From the station footbridge
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
