Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines and is the main line station for the town.Until the 1930s, Pontypridd had another two stations. One was just behind the modern day station, known as Pontypridd Graig station and the other at the lower end of the Broadway, which served the Pontypridd to Newport line. The station was built by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) and opened on 9 October 1840. It was known as Newbridge Junction until March 1866 when it was renamed Pontypridd.