List of railway stations in Cardiff

This is a list of railway stations in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It only includes passenger heavy rail stations with timetabled services.

Rail operators

All 20 stations in Cardiff are owned by Network Rail and managed by Transport for Wales which also operates all train services at these stations, with the exception of Cardiff Central which is also served by CrossCountry and Great Western Railway.

Stations

The stations form part of Cardiff's commuter rail network, colloquially known as Valley Lines, with Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central being the main hubs of the city. Cardiff Central is also one of the United Kingdom's major railway stations, providing connections to Newport, Bristol, Bath, London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Birmingham and Nottingham. Cardiff Central continues to serve as a major interchange on the British rail network, with 1,042,297 changes at the station in 08/09. Its passenger usage also increased by around 1.5 million to 11.3 million.[1]

Station Area Station Code Platforms 2013/14 Entry/Exit (thousands) Year opened Lines
Birchgrove
Llwynbedw 		Birchgrove BCG 1 34 1929 Coryton Line
Cardiff Bay
Bae Caerdydd 		Butetown
Cardiff Bay 		CDB 1 1,019 1841[2] Butetown Branch Line
Cardiff Central
Caerdydd Canolog 		Cardiff city centre CDF 8 11,740 1850 Cardiff City Line
Coryton Line
Ebbw Valley Railway
Maesteg Line
Merthyr Line
Rhondda Line
Rhymney Line
South Wales Main Line
Vale of Glamorgan Line
Cardiff Queen Street
Caerdydd Heol Y Frenhines 		Cardiff city centre
Adamsdown 		CDQ 5 2,463 1840 Butetown Line
Coryton Line
Merthyr Line
Rhondda Line
Rhymney Line
Cathays
Cathays 		Cathays
Cardiff University 		CYS 2 807 1983 Merthyr Line
Rhondda Line
Coryton
Coryton 		Coryton
Pantmawr
Whitchurch 		COY 1 266 1911 Coryton Line
Danescourt
Danescourt 		Danescourt
Llandaff North 		DCT 2 86 1987 City Line
Fairwater
Tyllgoed 		Fairwater FRW 2 51 1987 City Line
Grangetown
Grangetown 		Grangetown
Leckwith 		GTN 2 180 1882 Vale of Glamorgan Line
Heath High Level
Lefel Uchaf y Mynydd Bychan 		Heath
Cyncoed 		HHL 2 311 1915 Rhymney Line
Heath Low Level
Lefel Isel y Mynydd Bychan 		Heath
Cyncoed 		HLL 1 54 1911 Coryton Line
Lisvane and Thornhill
Llys-faen 		Lisvane
Thornhill 		LVT 2 176 1871 Rhymney Line
Llandaf
Llandaf 		Llandaff North
Whitchurch 		LLN 2 441 1840 Merthyr Line
Rhondda Line
Llanishen
Llanishen 		Llanishen LLS 2 221 1871 Rhymney Line
Ninian Park
Parc Ninian 		Leckwith
Ninian Park
Canton 		NNP 2 100 1987 City Line
Radyr
Radyr 		Radyr
Morganstown 		RDR 3 469 1863 Merthyr Line
Rhondda Line
City Line
Rhiwbina
Rhiwbina 		Rhiwbina RHI 1 46 1911 Coryton Line
Ty Glas
Tŷ Glas 		Llanishen
Heath 		TGS 1 131 1987 Coryton Line
Waun-Gron Park
Parc Waun-Gron 		Fairwater
Canton 		WNG 2 55 1987 City Line
Whitchurch
Yr Eglwys Newydd 		Whitchurch WHT 1 11 1911 Coryton Line

See also

References

  1. ^ Station usage data 08/09
  2. ^ "BBC - South East Wales - Walk through time". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2004.