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Abercynon railway station is the railway station serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line, north of . Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales. == History == It was first opened on this site as "Aberdare Junction" by the Taff Vale Railway in 1846 and renamed "Abercynon" in 1896 and to "Abercynon South" in 1988. The original station buildings, including the Great Western Railway signal box of 1932 (which originally came from Birmingham Moor Street station) have been demolished, with the signal box being demolished near the end of 2013. In November 2007, a proposal was submitted by the Welsh Assembly Government to discontinue all services provided at . From a date "no sooner than 1st May 2008" as the notice ran, all services were to be transferred to Abercynon South, which would be rebuilt (with the reinstatement of the disused "up" side of the island platform) to accommodate all services serving both stations.〔(New Abercynon Station Project ) Welsh Assembly website; retrieved 2009-03-04〕 Following the merger of Abercynon North and South, the latter station's name reverted to simply "Abercynon". On 14 December 2010, a free Park and Ride car park opened at the station with capacity for 160 cars. This is hoped to improve commuter travel to Cardiff and other areas on the Valley Lines network. This was funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Regional Development Fund.〔http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/news/archive/2010/12/abercynonparkrideschemeopens.aspx〕 On 26 and 27 April 2012, the British Royal Train visited the station as part of the tour of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.〔http://ourbobby.com/EN/News/Details.aspx?n1=1&n2=11&n3=43&n4=43&id=12&nid=21585〕 In October 2013 the Signal Box (out of use since the aforementioned 2008 remodelling & resignalling〔(Adrian The rock - Signalling at Abercynon ) www.roscalen.com; Retrieved 2013-09-16〕) was removed and a new Ticket Vending Machine was installed on the station to enable travellers to purchase tickets before boarding a train as well printing tickets for pre-booked journeys. The layout is currently controlled from an interim signalling centre next to the 'up' (Cardiff-bound) platform, but this is due to hand over control to the Cardiff Rail Operating Centre in 2014 as part of the wider modernisation of the area ahead of electrification of the Valley Lines network. On 21 February 2015, a blue plaque was unveiled at the station entrance to mark the location of trade unionist John Ewington's workplace. His claim against his employer, the Taff Vale Railway Company for unfair treatment led to the famous Taff Vale Case which was fundamental in the creation of the Labour Party. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abercynon railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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