Merthyr Tydfil bus station is the bus station that serves the town of

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

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. There are 14 stands and the main operator at the station is

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. The former bus station closed and was demolished for development.

History

The original bus station dates from the 1960s, designed with two curving sections to give direct access to the adjacent modern shopping centre development. The former bus station closed on 11 June 2021 for demolition.

New station

In 2014 proposals were put forward for an alternative site to the south of the town centre at Swan Street, closer to the

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. The town council described the design of the old site as problematic and "a location of high levels of anti-social behaviour and crime". In January 2015 the old police station and former Hollies health centre buildings at Swan Street was demolished and in August the plans for the new bus station on the site were released. Construction of the new bus station was dependent on funding from the

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. The

has committed the funding, and the construction has started on 15 July 2019 and was finished within 91 weeks. The new Interchange opened on 13 June 2021. In June 2021, a time lapse video showing the completion of the works was released.

Rail link

Merthyr Tydfil railway station Merthyr Tydfil railway station serves the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station has one platform and is situ ...

is a four-minute walk from the bus station. From here, users can transfer to

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services to

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, Queen Street, Cardiff Central, and

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, via the Merthyr line

History

New station

Rail link

See also