Birchgrove railway station

51°31′17″N 3°12′10″W / 51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027Grid referenceST166809Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms1Other informationStation codeBCGClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates10 June 1929Opened as Birchgrove Halt^[1]5 May 1969Renamed Birchgrove^[1]Passengers2018/19 55,8222019/20 54,5282020/21 5,1042021/22 17,0722022/23 33,378

Location

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

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			Following station
Ty Glas		Transport for Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr		Rhiwbina

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

References

Sources

• 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

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