Aberdare Platform 2 - What's going on?

[Trainguy34]

Just been looking at Traksy for some research for the Valley lines, and saw a second platform at Aberdare that said "from 2024". It looks to be on a loop south of the station (see below), and there seems to be no mention of this on Wikipedia.

I had a look on RealTime Trains, however although it exists as a location, nothing is scheduled to serve it, even from a look at as far away as November.

I just wondered if platform 1 will still be served and the use of such a platform just down from another that currently seems to be sufficient?

Thanks for any help regarding this!

 

[Kite159]

When the line goes up to 4 trams per hour, Platform 2 will be used to terminate a tram with platform 1 used as the departure platform with the trams doing an ECS shunt from P2 to P1.

 

[Trainguy34]

When the line goes up to 4 trams per hour, Platform 2 will be used to terminate a tram with platform 1 used as the departure platform with the trams doing an ECS shunt from P2 to P1.

Ah, thanks. When will this roughly be?

 

[Western 52]

I think something similar is planned for Penarth.

 

[Signal_Box]

Ah, thanks. When will this roughly be?

At some point in 2025…maybe

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I think something similar is planned for Penarth.

Now cancelled I understand.

 

[John R]

Now cancelled I understand.

What about the double tracking on the branch? Is that still going ahead?

 

[Signal_Box]

What about the double tracking on the branch? Is that still going ahead?

As far as I’m aware both have been kicked into the long grass.

It was a dynamic loop mid way, not full double track I think.

 

[John R]

As far as I’m aware both have been kicked into the long grass.

It was a dynamic loop mid way, not full double track I think.

I thought it was from immediately beyond Dingle Rd to just short of Penarth (so no second platform was planned at Dingle Rd). I recall seeing that clearance work had started, so that’s a very late change to pull the work.

 

[Signal_Box]

I thought it was from immediately beyond Dingle Rd to just short of Penarth (so no second platform was planned at Dingle Rd). I recall seeing that clearance work had started, so that’s a very late change to pull the work.

A dynamic loop yes, how dynamic it would of been is a good question.