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Treforest has been an electoral ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council since 1995, electing one county borough councillor. It has been represented by the Labour Party, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats at various points since 1995. [4] Treforest is also a community ward to Pontypridd Town Council, electing three town councillors. [5]
Pontypridd comprises the electoral wards of Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan, Trallwng and Treforest.The town mainly falls within the Senedd and UK parliamentary constituency by the same name, although the Cilfynydd and Glyncoch wards fall within the Cynon Valley Senedd constituency and the Cynon Valley UK parliamentary constituency.
The A473 is a main road linking Pontypridd with Bridgend in Wales.. The route begins in Upper Boat just south of Pontypridd, at the junction with the A470 and A4054 roads.It crosses the bridge in an easterly direction and continues along the road until it reaches the hill known locally as Power Station hill until it reaches a roundabout near the village of Tonteg after which it heads in a ...
Part of the former double line trackbed leading to the tunnel is now a car park associated with the University campus at Treforest. Passenger services along the former Barry line north of Tonteg Junction were diverted via Pontypridd Central (also on the former TVR) and Treforest Low Level from 5 May 1930, and Treforest High Level station was ...
The line follows the Rhondda line as far as Pontypridd, serving Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well and Treforest. It then divides at Abercynon, with separate branches to Merthyr and Aberdare up diverging valleys. The Merthyr branch serves Quakers Yard, Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw, Pentre-bach and Merthyr Tydfil.
The Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway was a railway company that constructed a standard gauge line in South Wales, connecting Llantrisant and the Taff Vale Railway near Treforest. It ran through thinly populated country, and linked to a number of iron mines, collieries and other mineral sites.
The first section of the line, as far as Pontypridd, is historically part of the Taff Vale Railway, from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil. At Pontypridd the Rhondda branch diverges and follows the course of the Rhondda Valley. It was single-tracked beyond Porth in the early 1980s, just prior to the commencement of the revival of the Valley Lines network.
Mondays to Saturdays, there are 8 trains per hour southbound towards Cardiff Queen Street, with 2 continuing to Cardiff Bay and 6 continuing to Cardiff Central. 4 of those 6 loop around the City Line back to Radyr and onwards again to Pontypridd.There are 8 trains per hour towards Pontypridd with two terminating at Pontypridd, 2 to Aberdare, 2 to Merthyr Tydfil and 2 to Treherbert.