Birchgrove railway station

Birchgrove
Welsh: Llwynbedw
Location
Place	Birchgrove
Local authority	Cardiff
Coordinates	51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027
Operations
Station code	BCG
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	10,785
2005/06 *	9,654
2006/07 *	12,480
2007/08 *	19,195
2008/09 *	20,204
2009/10 *	22,914
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
10 June 1929	Opened
5 May 1969	Renamed
National Rail - 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
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birchgrove from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff

Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff. 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 to Coryton northbound. With an hourly evening service in each direction and no Sunday service.

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ty Glas		Arriva Trains Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr		Rhiwbina

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.