Cwmbach railway station
Cwmbach railway station serves the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “CMH”, “Cwmbach Railway Station”, and “Cwmbach Station”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saron Chapel, Aberaman and Gwawr Chapel.
Saron Chapel, Aberaman
Church
Photo: Aberdare Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saron was a Welsh Independent chapel in Davies Street, Aberaman, Wales, formed as an initiative of the David Price of Siloa, Aberdare, soon after the development of Aberaman as an industrial settlement as a result of the activities of Crawshay Bailey and David Davis, Blaengwawr. Saron Chapel, Aberaman is situated 3,600 feet west of Cwmbach railway station.
Gwawr Chapel
Church
Gwawr, Aberaman was a Baptist chapel in Regent Street, Aberaman, near Aberdare, South Wales, formed as a branch of Calfaria, Aberdare… Gwawr Chapel is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Cwmbach railway station.
Ynys
Recreation area
The Ynys is an historic mixed sports venue in Aberdare, Wales. The ground is notable as the venue of the first ever international match in Rugby League history, and was also home to the professional rugby league club Aberdare RLFC as well as English Football League members Aberdare Athletic F.C. Ynys is situated 1 mile northwest of Cwmbach railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmbach and Aberaman.
Cwmbach
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cwmbach is a village and community near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh. Cwmbach has a population of 5,117.
Aberaman
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century.
Abercwmboi
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abercwmboi is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Cwmbach railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70148° or 51° 42′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.41479° or 3° 24′ 53″ westElevation
381 feet (116 metres)Operator
Transport for Wales RailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“CMH”Open location code
9C3RPH2P+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 122362903OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
6952394Wikidata ID
Q2424192
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Cwmbach railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Cwmbach”
- Dutch: “Station Cwmbach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كومباتش”
- French: “Cwmbach”
- French: “gare de Cwmbach”
- Welsh: “Cwm-bach”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Cwm-bach”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cwmbach railway station”. Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.