Birchgrove railway station

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff

Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north of Cardiff Central, with the station situated beneath the A469.

Birchgrove Welsh: Llwynbedw
General information
Location	Birchgrove, Cardiff Wales
Coordinates	51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027
Grid reference	ST166809
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BCG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
10 June 1929	Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1]
5 May 1969	Renamed Birchgrove[1]
Passengers
2018/19	55,822
2019/20	54,528
2020/21	5,104
2021/22	17,072
2022/23	33,378
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound (and onwards to Radyr via the City Line) and to Coryton northbound. In the evenings the frequency drops to hourly, whilst there is no Sunday service.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ty Glas		Transport for Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr		Rhiwbina

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

References

1. Butt 1995, p. 34.
2. Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• Train times and station information for Birchgrove railway station from National Rail