Birchgrove railway station
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| General information | |
| Location | Birchgrove, Cardiff Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°31′17″N 3°12′10″W / 51.5213°N 3.2027°W |
| Grid reference | ST166809 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BCG |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 June 1929 | Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1] |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Birchgrove[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  55,822 |
| 2019/20 |  54,528 |
| 2020/21 | 5,104 |
| 2021/22 | 17,072 |
| 2022/23 | 33,378 |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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 Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929.
Services[edit]
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound (and onwards to Radyr via the City Line) and to Coryton northbound. In the evenings the frequency drops to hourly, whilst there is no Sunday service.[2]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Ty Glas | Transport for Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr |
Rhiwbina | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 34.
- ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources[edit]
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Birchgrove railway station.
- Train times and station information for Birchgrove railway station from National Rail
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