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List of railway stations in Cardiff

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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

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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

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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 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

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References

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  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.