Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

The station, along with the line to Aberdare, was opened by British Rail in 1988.

There is a half-hourly service in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays: northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Cardiff Central and Merthyr Tydfil.

[1] On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Aberdare and Cardiff Central.

The increase in the Sunday service frequency is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017; the extra services began in April 2018.