The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 27 September 1869[1] by the Taff Vale Railway, though the line had existed since 1849.

[8] In 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.

[10] 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[11] Rail service will resume to the station on and from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.

In January 2007, a boy was killed by an oncoming train at the station, because he was listening to an MP3 player with headphones and did not hear it approaching.