from the station platform self-service ticket machine, on board trains or at their destination. Both platforms have shelters. The station car park is free-of-charge to rail users. Platform layout The station has 2 platforms: Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Maesteg; Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff. Services Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service eastbound to , with most continuing to , , , and Cheltenham Spa, as well as an early-morning service to Manchester via Cardiff, Newport and the Welsh Marches Line via , and . Westbound, services continue to and . These services are operated mainly by Class 170 Turbostar units. On Sundays the service decreases slightly. There is roughly a 2-hourly service to however there are also four services a day to via and , the latter of which is usually operated by either Class 158 Express Sprinter or Class 175 Coradia units. A few early morning and late evening services take the spur to to continue onto alongside Canton sidings, to retain route knowledge. References External links Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf DfT Category F2 stations Former Great Western Railway stations Former Taff Vale Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992 Reopened railway stations in Great Britain Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail South Wales Main Line Beeching closures in Wales Pontyclun