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.
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.
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.
Station | Area | Station Code | Platforms | 2013/14 Entry/Exit | Year opened | Lines | Image |
Birchgrove Llwynbedw | Birchgrove | BCG | 1 | 34 | 1929 | Coryton Line | |
Cardiff Bay Bae Caerdydd | Butetown Cardiff Bay | CDB | 1 | 1,019 | 1841 | 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 Gabalfa 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 |