Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare trains

Transport for Wales trains runs between Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil via Cwm-bach, Fernhill, Mountain Ash and Penrhiwceiber. Runs every day. On Thursday 5 November the first train from Cardiff leaves at 05:30 and the last at 22:52, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by Transport for Wales. Timetable for Thursday, 5 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last Transport for Wales train from Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare?
On Thursday 5 November the first train leaves Merthyr Tydfil at 06:09 and the last at 22:37, 36 journeys in all.
When is the first and last Transport for Wales train from Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil?
On Thursday 5 November the first train leaves Aberdare at 05:30 and the last at 22:52, 38 journeys in all.
Does the Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare train run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare train run?
On Thursday 5 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 38 journeys from Cardiff.
Where does the Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare train stop?
Main stops from Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil: Aberdare station (Aberdare), Cwmbach station (Cwm-bach), Fernhill station (Fernhill), Mountain Ash station (Mountain Ash), Penrhiwceiber station (Penrhiwceiber), Abercynon station (Abercynon), Pontypridd station (Pontypridd), Trefforest station (Treforest), Trefforest Estate station (Treforest), Taffs Well station (Taffs Well), Radyr station (Radyr), Danescourt station (Whitchurch), Fairwater station (Fairwater), Waun-gron Park station (Fairwater) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare train?
Transport for Wales.

Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30Journey 31Journey 32Journey 33Journey 34Journey 35Journey 36
Merthyr Tydfil station06:0906:3907:0907:3908:0908:3909:0909:3910:0910:3911:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3915:0915:3916:0916:3917:0917:3918:0918:3919:0919:3920:0920:3921:0921:3922:37
Pentre-Bach station, Pentrebach06:1306:4307:1307:4308:1308:4309:1309:4310:1310:4311:1311:4312:1312:4313:1313:4314:1314:4315:1315:4316:1316:4317:1317:4318:1318:4319:1319:4320:1320:4321:1321:4322:41
Troed-y-Rhiw station, Troedyrhiw06:1506:4507:1507:4508:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:1521:4522:43
Merthyr Vale station06:2006:5007:2007:5008:2008:5009:2009:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:2017:5018:2018:5019:2019:5020:2020:5021:2021:4922:47
Quakers Yard station06:2506:5507:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5521:2521:5522:53
Abercynon station06:2906:5907:2907:5908:2908:5909:2909:5910:2910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5916:2916:5917:2917:5918:2918:5919:2919:5920:2920:5921:2921:5922:57
Pontypridd station06:1406:3607:0607:3608:0608:3609:0609:3610:0610:3611:0611:3612:0612:3613:0613:3614:0614:3615:0615:3616:0616:3617:0617:3618:0618:3619:0619:3620:0620:3621:0621:3622:0623:05
Trefforest station, Treforest06:3807:0807:3808:0808:3809:0809:3810:0810:3811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:3817:0817:3818:0818:3819:0819:3820:0820:3921:0821:3822:0923:09
Trefforest Estate station, Treforest06:4407:1407:4408:1408:4409:1409:4410:1410:4411:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1415:4416:1416:4417:1417:4418:1418:4419:1419:4420:1420:4321:1421:4322:1423:13
Taffs Well station06:4807:1807:4808:1808:4809:1809:4810:1810:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:1815:4816:1816:4817:1817:4818:1818:4819:1819:4820:1820:4721:1821:4722:1923:18
Radyr station06:5407:2407:5408:2408:5409:2409:5410:2410:5411:2411:5412:2412:5413:2413:5414:2414:5415:2415:5416:2416:5417:2417:5418:2418:5419:2419:5420:2420:5121:2421:5222:2323:22
Llandaf station, Llandaff06:5707:2707:5708:2708:5709:2709:5710:2710:5711:2711:5712:2712:5713:2713:5714:2714:5715:2715:5716:2716:5717:2717:5718:2718:5719:2719:5720:2720:5421:2721:5522:2723:25
Cathays station07:0207:3208:0208:3209:0209:3210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3216:0216:3217:0217:3218:0218:3219:0219:3220:0220:3220:5921:3221:5922:3223:29
Cardiff Queen Street station07:0707:3708:0708:3709:0709:3710:0710:3711:0711:3712:0712:3713:0713:3714:0714:3715:0715:3716:0716:3717:0717:3718:0718:3719:0719:3720:0720:3721:0321:3722:0422:3623:34
Cardiff Central station06:1206:4207:1307:4308:1308:4309:1309:4210:1310:4311:1311:4312:1312:4313:1313:4314:1314:4315:1315:4316:1316:4317:1317:4318:1318:4319:1319:4320:1220:4321:0621:4322:0822:4323:38
Ninian Park station, Canton06:1706:4707:1807:4808:1808:4809:1809:4710:1810:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:1815:4816:1816:4817:1817:4818:1818:4819:1819:4820:1820:4821:4822:47
Waun-gron Park station, Fairwater06:2006:5007:2107:5108:2108:5109:2109:5010:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5113:2113:5114:2114:5115:2115:5116:2116:5117:2117:5118:2118:5119:2119:5120:2120:5121:5122:50
Fairwater station06:2206:5207:2307:5308:2308:5309:2309:5210:2310:5311:2311:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2314:5315:2315:5316:2316:5317:2317:5318:2318:5319:2319:5320:2320:5321:5322:52
Danescourt station, Whitchurch06:2506:5507:2607:5608:2608:5609:2609:5510:2610:5611:2611:5612:2612:5613:2613:5614:2614:5615:2615:5616:2616:5617:2617:5618:2618:5619:2619:5620:2620:5621:5622:55
Radyr station06:3007:0007:3008:0008:3009:0009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:0022:0023:00
Taffs Well station06:3407:0407:3408:0408:3409:0409:3410:0410:3411:0411:3412:0412:3413:0413:3414:0414:3415:0415:3416:0416:3417:0417:3418:0418:3419:0419:3420:0420:3421:0422:0423:04
Trefforest Estate station, Treforest06:3807:0807:3808:0808:3809:0809:3810:0810:3811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:3817:0817:3818:0818:3819:0819:3820:0820:3821:0822:0823:08
Trefforest station, Treforest06:4307:1307:4308:1308:4309:1309:4310:1310:4311:1311:4312:1312:4313:1313:4314:1314:4315:1315:4316:1316:4317:1317:4318:1318:4319:1319:4320:1320:4321:1322:1323:12
Pontypridd station06:4607:1607:4608:1608:4609:1609:4610:1610:4611:1611:4612:1612:4613:1613:4614:1614:4615:1615:4616:1616:4617:1617:4618:1618:4619:1619:4620:1620:4621:1622:1623:16
Abercynon station06:2106:5307:2307:5308:2308:5309:2309:5310:2310:5311:2311:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2314:5315:2315:5316:2316:5317:2317:5318:2318:5319:2319:5320:2320:5321:2322:2323:23
Penrhiwceiber station06:2706:5907:2907:5908:2908:5909:2909:5910:2910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5916:2916:5917:2917:5918:2918:5919:2919:5920:2920:5921:2922:2923:28
Mountain Ash station06:3307:0307:3308:0308:3309:0309:3310:0310:3311:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3314:0314:3315:0315:3316:0316:3317:0317:3318:0318:3319:0319:3320:0320:3321:0321:3322:3323:32
Fernhill station06:3607:0607:3608:0608:3609:0609:3610:0610:3611:0611:3612:0612:3613:0613:3614:0614:3615:0615:3616:0616:3617:0617:3618:0618:3619:0619:3620:0620:3621:0621:3622:3623:35
Cwmbach station, Cwm-bach06:4007:1007:4008:1008:4009:1009:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4021:1021:4022:4023:39
Aberdare station06:4707:1707:4708:1708:4709:1709:4710:1710:4711:1711:4712:1712:4713:1713:4714:1714:4715:1715:4716:1716:4717:1717:4718:1718:4719:1719:4720:1720:4721:1721:4722:4723:46

Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30Journey 31Journey 32Journey 33Journey 34Journey 35Journey 36Journey 37Journey 38
Aberdare station05:5206:2206:5207:2207:5208:2208:5209:2209:5210:2210:5211:2211:5212:2212:5213:2213:5214:2214:5215:2215:5216:2216:5217:2217:5218:2218:5219:2219:5220:2220:5221:2221:5222:52
Cwmbach station, Cwm-bach05:5506:2506:5507:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5521:2521:5522:55
Fernhill station05:5906:2906:5907:2907:5908:2908:5909:2909:5910:2910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5916:2916:5917:2917:5918:2918:5919:2919:5920:2920:5921:2921:5922:59
Mountain Ash station06:0206:3207:0207:3208:0208:3209:0209:3210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3216:0216:3217:0217:3218:0218:3219:0219:3220:0220:3221:0221:3222:0223:02
Penrhiwceiber station06:0506:3507:0507:3508:0508:3509:0509:3510:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:3521:0521:3522:0523:05
Abercynon station06:1106:4107:1107:4108:1108:4109:1109:4110:1110:4111:1111:4112:1112:4113:1113:4114:1114:4115:1115:4116:1116:4117:1117:4118:1118:4119:1119:4120:1120:4121:1121:4122:1223:12
Pontypridd station06:1906:4807:1807:4808:1808:4809:1809:4810:1810:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:1815:4816:1816:4817:1817:4818:1818:4819:1819:4820:1820:4821:1821:4822:1923:19
Trefforest station, Treforest06:2106:5107:2107:5108:2108:5109:2109:5110:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5113:2113:5114:2114:5115:2115:5116:2116:5117:2117:5118:2118:5119:2119:5120:2120:5121:2121:5122:2123:21
Trefforest Estate station, Treforest06:2606:5507:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5521:2521:5522:2623:26
Taffs Well station06:3007:0007:3008:0008:3009:0009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0113:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:0021:3022:0022:3123:31
Radyr station06:3507:0507:3508:0508:3509:0509:3510:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0619:3520:0520:3521:0621:3522:0622:3623:36
Danescourt station, Whitchurch06:4007:1007:4008:1008:4009:1009:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4021:1021:4022:1022:4023:40
Fairwater station06:4307:1307:4308:1308:4309:1309:4310:1310:4311:1311:4312:1312:4313:1313:4314:1314:4315:1315:4316:1316:4317:1317:4318:1318:4319:1319:4320:1220:4321:1321:4322:1322:4323:43
Waun-gron Park station, Fairwater06:4507:1507:4508:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4621:1521:4622:1522:4623:46
Ninian Park station, Canton06:4907:1907:4908:1908:4909:1909:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:4914:1914:4915:1915:4916:1916:4917:1917:4918:1918:4919:1919:4920:1920:4921:1921:4922:1922:4923:49
Cardiff Central station05:3006:0006:3007:0007:3008:0008:3009:0009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:2620:3320:5721:3021:5522:2622:5623:58
Cardiff Queen Street station05:3406:0406:3407:0407:3408:0408:3409:0409:3410:0410:3411:0411:3412:0412:3413:0413:3414:0414:3415:0415:3416:0416:3417:0417:3418:0418:3419:0419:3420:0420:3721:3422:30
Cathays station05:3606:0706:3707:0807:3808:0808:3809:0809:3810:0810:3811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:3817:0817:3818:0818:3819:0819:3820:0820:3921:3722:32
Llandaf station, Llandaff05:4106:1206:4207:1207:4208:1208:4209:1209:4210:1210:4211:1211:4212:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:4216:1216:4217:1217:4218:1218:4219:1219:4220:1220:4421:4222:37
Radyr station05:4406:1506:4507:1507:4508:1508:4509:1509:4610:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4721:4522:40
Taffs Well station05:4806:2006:5007:2007:5008:2008:5009:2009:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:2017:5018:2018:5019:2019:5020:2020:5121:5022:45
Trefforest Estate station, Treforest05:5206:2506:5407:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5621:5522:49
Trefforest station, Treforest05:5706:2906:5907:2907:5908:2908:5909:2909:5910:2910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5916:2916:5917:2917:5918:2918:5919:2919:5920:2921:0021:5922:54
Pontypridd station06:0406:3307:0207:3308:0308:3309:0309:3310:0310:3311:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3314:0314:3315:0315:3316:0316:3317:0317:3318:0318:3319:0319:3320:0320:3321:0422:0322:57
Abercynon station06:1106:4107:1107:4108:1108:4109:1109:4110:1110:4111:1111:4112:1112:4113:1113:4114:1114:4115:1115:4116:1116:4117:1117:4118:1118:4119:1119:4120:1120:4121:1122:1123:05
Quakers Yard station06:1506:4507:1507:4508:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:1522:1523:10
Merthyr Vale station06:2106:5107:2107:5108:2108:5109:2109:5110:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5113:2113:5114:2114:5115:2115:5116:2116:5117:2117:5118:2118:5119:2119:5120:2120:5121:2122:2123:16
Troed-y-Rhiw station, Troedyrhiw06:2506:5507:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:5521:2522:2523:20
Pentre-Bach station, Pentrebach06:2806:5807:2807:5808:2808:5809:2809:5810:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:2815:5816:2816:5817:2817:5818:2818:5819:2819:5820:2820:5821:2822:2823:24
Merthyr Tydfil station06:3407:0407:3408:0508:3509:0509:3510:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:3521:0521:3522:3423:32

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