Birchgrove railway station
Birchgrove  | |
|---|---|
| Welsh: Llwynbedw | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Birchgrove |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Coordinates | 51°31′17″N 3°12′10″W / 51.5213°N 3.2027°WCoordinates: 51°31′17″N 3°12′10″W / 51.5213°N 3.2027°W |
| Grid reference | ST166809 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BCG |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 18,728 |
| 2011/12 |
 21,428 |
| 2012/13 |
19,214 |
| 2013/14 |
33,974 |
| 2014/15 |
45,586 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 10 June 1929 | Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1] |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Birchgrove[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birchgrove from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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.
Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains 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 LineCity Line) and to Coryton northbound. In the evenings the frequency drops to hourly, whilst there is no Sunday service.[2]
See also
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Glas | Arriva Trains Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr |
Rhiwbina | ||
References
- 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 34.
- ↑ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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