Merthyr Vale railway station

Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages of and in , . It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Merthyr Vale Railway Station”, “Merthyr Vale Station”, and “MEV”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aberfan Cemetery and Penrhiwceiber railway station.

Cemetery
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is a cemetery near the village of , Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in , and is particularly well known for the graves of 144 victims of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, when a colliery coal tip collapsed and killed many people in the village of Aberfan. is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Merthyr Vale railway station.

Railway station
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serves the village of , , Wales. It is located on the branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Merthyr Vale railway station.

Railway station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of in , . It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. is situated 2 miles north of Merthyr Vale railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merthyr Vale and Aberfan.

Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a linear village and community in the county borough of . Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the .

Village
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is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi south of the town of , . On 21 October 1966, in the disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Village
Photo: nantcoly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community located in the Taff Bargoed valley, in the south of , Wales. It is 10 km north of , 10 km north west of and 10 km south east of .

Merthyr Vale railway station

Latitude
51.68691° or 51° 41′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.3371° or 3° 20′ 14″ west
Elevation
466 feet (142 metres)
Operator
Transport for Wales Rail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“MEV”
Open location code
9C3RMMP7+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 122098365
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953135
Wiki­data ID
Q3400233
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Merthyr Vale railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “梅瑟尔谷站”
  • Dutch: “station Merthyr Vale”
  • Dutch: “Station Merthyr Vale”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ميرثير ڤال”
  • French: “gare de Merthyr Vale”
  • French: “Merthyr Vale”
  • Polish: “Merthyr Vale”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Ynysowen”
  • Welsh: “Ynysowen”

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