Whitchurch railway station (Wales)
Railway station in Cardiff, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Cardiff, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road.
General information | |||||
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Location | Whitchurch, Cardiff, Cardiff Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51.5208°N 3.2222°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST153809 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WHT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cardiff Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Cardiff Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 March 1911 | Opened as Whitchurch | ||||
1 July 1924 | Renamed Whitchurch (Glam) | ||||
5 May 1975 | Renamed Whitchurch (South Glam) | ||||
? | Renamed Whitchurch (Cardiff) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 25,120 | ||||
2019/20 | 25,578 | ||||
2020/21 | 2,838 | ||||
2021/22 | 9,310 | ||||
2022/23 | 18,188 | ||||
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Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
It was opened by the Cardiff Railway in 1911. Until the 1960s Whitchurch station had 2 platforms (up and down lines) plus a goods platform, a goods shed and yard, booking office, footbridge, and a staff of at least 2 including George the porter. There was also a signal box at the eastern end of the platform [1]
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to southbound Cardiff Central and onwards to Radyr on the City Line and to Coryton northbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction but there is no Sunday service.[2]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Rhiwbina | Transport for Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr |
Coryton |
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