Aber railway station
Railway station in Caerphilly, Wales
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Aber railway station serves the Bondfield Park and Trecenydd areas of the town of Caerphilly, in south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line, 8 miles 70 chains (14.3 km) from Cardiff (Bute East Dock), near Cardiff Bay, on the Valley Lines network, and is between Caerphilly and Energlyn & Churchill Park.[2] The station is managed by Transport for Wales Rail, who operate all services.
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The station in June 2023 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Trecenydd, Caerphilly, Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.5749°N 3.2299°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST148869 | ||||
| Manager | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ABE[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 1908 (as Beddau Halt) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 17 September 1926 | Renamed Aber Junction Halt | ||||
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Aber Halt | ||||
| c. 1969 | Renamed Aber | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  15,712 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  73,642 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.104 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.137 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.145 million | ||||
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History
Opened on 1 April 1908 by the Rhymney Railway as Beddau Halt, it was renamed Aber Junction Halt on 17 September 1926.[3] It was renamed Aber Halt on 6 May 1968, then Aber sometime in 1968 or 1969.[3]
A different station also called Beddau Halt existed on the Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway.
The Junction suffix refers to the fact that until the early 1980s, there were two junctions near here:
- one to the south, between the current line via Caerphilly (which opened in 1871) and the original route down the Big Hill via Penrhos Junction to Walnut Tree Junction near Taffs Well on the Taff Vale Railway route from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil
- the other to the north for the branch line to Senghenydd.
The Senghenydd branch passenger service ended in June 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe, but it remained in use for colliery traffic until 1977,[4] whilst the Taffs Well route closed in June 1982;[5] both have since been dismantled.
The station was temporarily closed for six weeks in 2022 for resurfacing of the platforms, following safety concerns.[6]
The line through the station was electrified in late 2025.[7]
Facilities
The station previously had an independently-run ticket office, one of 21 stations in the country as of 2018.[8] It closed during Covid-19, then reopened (this time run by Transport for Wales staff).[9] However, the ticket office has been permanently closed since 2023.[9][10]
The station has a car park, ticket machines, shelters, help points and live departure screens.[11]
Passenger volume
| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 134,191 | 136,549 | 169,463 | 183,136 | 192,180 | 192,788 | 202,486 | 203,432 | 209,622 | 219,868 | 212,546 | 214,996 | 227,270 | 251,108 | 245,218 | 228,480 | 15,712 | 73,642 | 103,976 | 136,896 | 145,234 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Transport for Wales operates the following general off-peak service, in trains per hour (tph):[13]
- 3 tph to Barry Island
- 1 tph to Bridgend
- 2 tph to Bargoed
- 2 tph to Rhymney.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Caerphilly | Transport for Wales Rhymney Line |
Energlyn & Churchill Park or Llanbradach | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Caerphilly Station and line open |
Great Western Railway Rhymney Line |
Pwll-y-Pant Station closed; Line open | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Penyrheol Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Senghenydd Branch |
Terminus | ||
