What is Merthyr Tydfil railway station?
{{Infobox UK station | name = Merthyr Tydfil {{rail}} | image = Railway_Station,_Merthyr_Tydfil_(geograph_4049515).jpg | caption = The station platform | code = MER | manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] | locale = [[Merthyr Tydfil]] | platforms = 1 | borough = [[Merthyr Tydfil County Borough]] | start = 2 November 1853 }} '''Merthyr Tydfil railway station''' ({{lang-cy|Gorsaf reilffordd Merthyr Tudful}}) is a [[train station]] in [[Merthyr Tydfil]], a town in [[Wales]]. It opened in 1853. Managed by [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|Transport for Wales]], it is the northern end of the [[Merthyr line]] that connects it to [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]. It is a small station and only has one platform. ==Services== The station has a train every half hour to and from [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]] on weekdays and Saturdays. Trains to Cardiff usually continue past the city and end at [[Barry Island railway station|Barry Island]] or [[Bridgend railway station|Bridgend]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:04.04.86_Merthyr_Tydfil_Class_116_set_C318_(6924741422).jpg|The station in 1986 File:Merthyr Tydfil railway station in 2009.jpg|A train at the station </gallery> [[Category:19th-century establishments in Wales]] [[Category:1853 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Railway stations in Wales]]