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 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

References[]

[1] Station usage data 08/09

[2] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/nhob_walk/walk05.shtml

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v t Railway stations in Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys
Valley lines	Butetown Cardiff City Coryton Ebbw Valley Maesteg Merthyr Rhondda Rhymney Vale of Glamorgan
Other lines	South Wales Main Line Gloucester–Newport line Welsh Marches line South Wales Metro
Major stations	Cardiff Central Cardiff Queen Street Newport Bridgend
Cardiff stations	Rail transport in Cardiff Birchgrove Cardiff Bay Cathays Coryton Danescourt Fairwater Grangetown Heath High Level Heath Low Level Lisvane & Thornhill Llandaf Llanishen Ninian Park Radyr Rhiwbina Ty Glas Waun-gron Park Whitchurch
Valley Lines stations	Aber Abercynon Aberdare Bargoed Barry Barry Docks Barry Island Brithdir Cadoxton Caerphilly Cogan Crosskeys Cwmbach Dinas Powys Dinas Rhondda Dingle Road Eastbrook Ebbw Vale Parkway Ebbw Vale Town Energlyn & Churchill Park Fernhill Garth Gilfach Fargoed Hengoed Llanbradach Llanharan Llanhilleth Llantwit Major Llwynypia Maesteg Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Vale Mountain Ash Newbridge Penarth Pencoed Pengam Penrhiwceiber Pentre-bach Pontlottyn Pontyclun Pontypridd Porth Pye Corner Quakers Yard Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Rhymney Risca & Pontymister Rogerstone Sarn Taffs Well Tir-Phil Tondu Ton Pentre Tonypandy Treforest Treforest Estate Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Troed-y-rhiw Wildmill Ynyswen Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Rhondda
Other stations	Abergavenny Caldicot Chepstow Cwmbran Pontypool & New Inn Severn Tunnel Junction
Proposed stations	Aberbeeg Abertillery Cardiff Parkway Caerleon Crumlin Low Level Cwm Llanwern Newport West St Fagans
Transport in Bridgend County Borough Transport in Caerphilly County Borough Transport in Cardiff Transport in Newport Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf Transport in the Vale of Glamorgan UK railway stations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

v South Wales Metro
Organisations	South Wales Metro Transport for Wales Transport for Wales Rail Welsh Government
Main lines	Gloucester–Newport line South Wales Main Line Welsh Marches line
Metro lines	Butetown Cardiff City Coryton Ebbw Valley Maesteg Merthyr Rhondda Rhymney Vale of Glamorgan
Major rail stations	Barry Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Bay Central Queen Street Cathays List of railway stations in Cardiff Newport Pontypridd Treforest
Bus interchanges	Blackwood Bargoed Cardiff New (2023) 1954–2015 Cwmbran Ebbw Vale Merthyr Tydfil Newport
Bus operators	Bus transport in Cardiff Cardiff Bus First Cymru NAT Group Newport Bus Stagecoach South Wales
Proposed stations	Caerleon Flourish Cardiff Parkway Crwys Road Gabalfa Magor Newport West Newport West Central Llanwern Loudoun Square Treforest Estate (relocated)
Active travel	Bute Park Celtic Trail cycle route Cistercian Way Cycling in Cardiff Llandaff Fields National Cycle Network NCR 88 NCR 4 NCR 46 NCR 47 Roald Dahl Plass Sophia Gardens Taff Trail Usk Valley Walk Wales Coast Path

v t Transport in Cardiff
Motorways and A roads	M4 motorway European route E30 A48(M) motorway A48 road A470 road A469 road A4054 road A4119 road A4160 road A4161 road A4232 road
Pedestrian precincts and commercial streets	Bute Street Caroline Street Cathedral Road City Road Cowbridge Road East Cowbridge Road West St Mary Street & High Street Lloyd George Avenue Newport Road West Grove Womanby Street
Bus	Bus transport in Cardiff Cardiff Bus Baycar Capital City Green Capital City Red Iff card Cardiff Central bus station Cardiff Transport Interchange Fflecsi First Cymru NAT Group Stagecoach South Wales
Cycling	Cycling in Cardiff Taff Trail Lôn Las Cymru Ely Valley Trail NCR 88 Pont y Werin
Railway lines	Rail transport in Cardiff South Wales Main Line Valley lines ■ Butetown branch ■ City Line ■ Coryton Line ■ Maesteg Line ■ Merthyr line ■ Rhondda line ■ Rhymney line ■ Vale of Glamorgan Line
Railway operators	CrossCountry Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
Major railway stations	Cardiff Central Cardiff Queen Street
Other city railway stations	Birchgrove Cardiff Bay Cathays Coryton Danescourt Fairwater Grangetown Heath High Level Heath Low Level Lisvane & Thornhill Llandaf Llanishen Ninian Park Radyr Rhiwbina Ty Glas Waun-gron Park Whitchurch List of railway stations in Cardiff
Air	Cardiff Airport Cardiff Heliport
Water	Cardiff Bay Barrage Cardiff Waterbus River Taff River Ely Tiger Bay
Proposed transport network	South Wales Metro Proposed South Wales Metro stations in Cardiff Flourish Cardiff Parkway Crwys Road Gabalfa Loudoun Square

List of railway stations in Cardiff

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Stations[]

See also[]

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