Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages of Merthyr Vale and Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.
History The station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1883. It is shown briefly in Richard Fleischer's 1971 film 10 Rillington Place, starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt. When Timothy Evans (Hurt) returns to Wales, he is seen walking from the station.
Since 2008, the station has had a passing loop installed which allowed a half-hourly service to be introduced on the branch from the May 2009 timetable change.New half-hourly train service due to startWales Online; Retrieved 14 May 2009 Previously, until 1991, a loop had existed at Black Lion Crossing, a short distance to the south,Signalling Record Society – Black LionSignalling Record Society; Retrieved 16 October 2013 which also controlled the siding connections into Merthyr Vale Colliery.Merthyr Tydfil's Railways www.alangeorge.co.uk; Retrieved 16 October 2013
Services
The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat): northbound to and southbound to , , and . On Sunday, there is an hourly service each way to Merthyr and Cardiff Central.
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Photo of the station & passing loop in 2012 (Geograph.org)