RAILSCOT | Merthyr Tydfil

Station

Merthyr [2nd] (1971-1980)
Merthyr Tydfil (1980-)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Station code: MER National Rail
Where: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Opened on the Vale of Neath Railway.

This is a single platform station.

/ /1760	Plymouth Iron Works Established to the south east of Merthyr Tydfil.
21/06/1836	Taff Vale Railway Act passed. Promoters included John Josiah Guest (Dowlais Iron Works), Walter Coffin (Dinas colliery). Connections made at Merthyr Tydfil to the Penydarren Iron Works, Dowlais Iron Works and Plymouth Iron Works. Line to be single track.
/ /1861	Taff Vale Railway Navigation House to Merthyr Tydfil doubled.

04/11/2023	TfW slammed over station revamp planning blunders [Nation.Cymru]
08/08/2014	Merthyr Tydfil steam train heritage plans unveiled [BBC News]

Nearby stations Merthyr [1st] Merthyr Tydfil Plymouth Street Dowlais Junction Heolgerrig Halt Abercanaid Dowlais Central Pentrebach Cefn Coed Cae Harris Dowlais High Street Pantysgallog Halt Low Level Pantysgallog Halt High Level Pant [BMR] Pant [B and M] Pant [B and M Extension]	Cwmglo Colliery Mardy Junction Pen-y-daren Ironworks Lucy Thomas No 5 Colliery Brandy Bridge Junction Rhymney Merthyr Junction Dowlais Incline Top Plymouth Tunnel Southern Portal Cyfartha Iron Works Pont-y-Cafnau Cwmglo Colliery Abernant Tunnel East Junction Abercanaid Junction Tourist/other Trevithick Memorial Cyfarthfa Castle
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.