Aberdare

Aberdare station, Abernant Road, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
CF44 0PU

Aberdare at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is information about accessibility

Accessible Parking

2

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Yes

Customer Help Points

Passenger Assistance Meeting Point:

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to travel with us and offer a range of assistance if you have access needs. To find out more and book Passenger Assist, visit tfw.wales/booking-assistance.


Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is a Low-Level counter here
There is a Low-Level counter here

Induction Loop

Induction loops are throughout this station

National Key Toilets

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Passenger Assistance Meeting Point
Location :

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to travel with us and offer a range of assistance if you have access needs. To find out more and book Passenger Assist, visit tfw.wales/booking-assistance.


Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are available on the train to provide assistance

Staff Help Available

If requiring passenger assist please see the conductor on the train. For other queries please see station staff during ticket office hours.

Step Free Access

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Category A.

Wheelchair users, mobility scooter users and customers with reduced mobility may find the steep ramps leading from Abernant Road to both platforms difficult to negotiate.

Step Free Category

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

This station does not offer

Accessible Public Telephones, Accessible Taxis, Escalator Information, Impaired Mobility Set Down, Lifts, Nearest Accessible Stations, Ticket Barriers, Wheelchairs Available

Contactless

You can use pay as you go to travel on selected routes in South Wales from this station. Simply tap in and tap out using your contactless bank card, and we’ll calculate your best value fare.

Find out more at Pay as you go travel | Transport for Wales

We’re working to install a Pay As You Go card validator at the new platform (Platform 2). As this isn’t quite ready yet, we encourage passengers traveling to Aberdare who need to tap off at the end of their journey to stay on the train and get off at Platform 1 (the original station platform). A Pay As You Go validator is located next to the station ticket office and at the end of the access ramp.

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Transport for Wales

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Office
Collect from Ticket Machine

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection, platform 1
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls may be at a suitable height for some people

Ticket buying and collection on Platform 1
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

London Fare Zone, Oyster, Smartcards, Travel Centre

Bus Services

Buy an Aberdare PlusBus ticket with your train ticket for discount-priced unlimited bus travel around the town. For details visit www.PlusBus.info

Car Park - Station Car Park

Name : Station Car Park
Spaces : 41
CCTV : Yes
Free Parking : Yes
Operator : Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Telephone : 03333 211 202

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Location

17 Sheffield stands providing parking for up to 34 bicycles are sited under the shelter in the station car park.

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

34 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Stands

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Parking Spaces

41

Rail Replacement Services

The rail link bus stop is located near the Sobell Leisure Centre.

This station does not offer

Airport, Car Hire, Cycle Hire, Port, Rail Replacement Maps, Taxi Rank

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Customer Service

Contact our Customer Relations team directly via the Transport for Wales Website.

Helpline

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Information Available

Yes - from ticket office

Lost Property

Yes

Staffing Level

Part time

This station does not offer

Help Points, Left Luggage

Baby Change

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Printed Local Information

There is no printed information available

Toilets

This station does not offer

Atm Machine, Bureau De Change, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Shops, Refreshment Facilities, Trolleys, Waiting Room

Departures and arrivals from Aberdare

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