It was first opened on this site by the Taff Vale Railway in 1863.

Monday-Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound (dropping to hourly in the late evening).

[3] On 20 July 2018, previous franchise operator Arriva Trains Wales announced a trial period of extra Sunday services on the Rhondda Line to Cardiff and Barry Island.

[4] The service from this station is currently (summer 2023) suspended, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme.

A replacement bus service is in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations until February 2024[5] UK railway stations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z