Porth Railway Station

Facilities

Porth railway station is a medium sized station on the South Wales Valleys Line in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is managed by Transport for Wales.

Address

Porth station
Station Street
Porth
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF39 0ES

Tickets

Ticket Office
No
Pre-purchase Collection
Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oyster Pre-Pay
No
Oyster Topup
No
Oyster Validator
No
Smartcards Issued
No
Smartcard Validator
Yes
Penalty Fares
Yes

Applicable Operators: Transport for Wales

Smartcard Topup
Yes
Smartcard Notes
Yes

Load a pre-purchased season ticket onto a smartcard using the smartcard validator.

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
No
Toilets
No
Baby Change Facilities
No
Showers Available
No
Public Telephones
No
WiFi
No
Web Kiosk
No
Post Box
No
Tourist Information Office
No
Cash Machine
No
Bureau De Change
No
Retail Outlets
No
CCTV
Yes
Customer Information Service
Yes

Departure Screens

Arrival Screens

Announcements

Customer Service
Yes

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

Left Luggage
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property
Yes

Phone: 03333 211 202

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Accessibility

Help Line
Yes

03333 211202

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

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.

Passenger Help Points
Yes
Staff Assistance Available
Yes

There are no platform staff available at this station. Assistance will be provided by the Conductor on the train.

Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes

The ticket machine(s) do not accept cash. Payment is by major debit and credit cards only.

Accessible Ticket Counter
Yes
Train Access Ramp
Yes
NKS (RADAR) Toilets
No
Step Free Access
Yes

Whole station

Category A.

Step free access to Platform 1 (to Treherbert) from the street. Step free access to Platform 2 (to Pontypridd) from station car park. 

There is no step free access between platforms at the moment. Lifts have been installed in th Bus Interchange but will not be operational until October 2024. Please see station signage for the step free walking route between platforms.

Ticket Gates
No
Impaired Mobility Set Down
No
Wheelchairs Available
No

Transport Connections

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Cycle Storage
Yes

Spaces: 12

Sheltered: no

Location: Cycle parking at Porth station is sited at two locations.Three Sheffield stands providing for six bicycles to be parked are sited in an area by the entrance to the southbound (Cardiff direction) platform. Three Sheffield stands provided for six bicycles to be parked are sited on the northbound (Treherbert direction) platform, at the southern end of that platform

Storage Type: Stands

Car Park
No

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Operator: Local Council

Taxi Rank
No
Bus Services
Yes

The nearest bus stop is approximately 150m away.

Services to Caerphilly, Gilfach Goch, and Maerdy

Metro Link
No
Airport Link
No
Rail Replacement Services
Yes

To Dinas Rhondda, local bus stop near Police station. To Trehafod local bus stop near Wedding and Balloon World.

Cycle Hire
No
Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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