Barry Docks railway station

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General information
Other names	Welsh: Dociau'r Barri
Location	Vale of Glamorgan
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BYD
History
Opened	20 December 1888

Barry Docks Railway Station is one of three railway stations serving the town of Barry, South Wales.

More centrally located than Barry station, it is located on the Cardiff Central - Barry Island branch, 7 miles (11 km) south of Cardiff Central and just under 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Barry station and junction for the Vale of Glamorgan branch to Bridgend via Rhoose Cardiff International Airport station and Llantwit Major station.

It was built after the Barry Railway Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 14 August 1884, for the construction of the Barry Docks. The company also ran Paddle Steamers from Barry Pier 2.5 miles (4.0 km) rail miles beyond, to places across the Bristol Channel, but eventually sold out to the Bristol company of P & A Campbell.

Rail passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

The station in 1962

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a 15-minute frequency northbound to Cardiff Central and beyond (alternately to Merthyr Tydfil & Aberdare). Southbound, there are 3 trains per hour to Barry Island and an hourly service to Bridgend via Rhoose.

Evenings and Sundays there is a generally a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central. Evenings there is an hourly service southbound to Barry Island and Bridgend whilst on Sundays half-hourly to Barry Island and every two hours to Bridgend.

External links

• Train times and station information for Barry Docks railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cadoxton		Arriva Trains Wales Vale Line		Barry