Grangetown railway station
Coordinates: 51°28′03″N 3°11′23″W / 51.4675°N 3.1897°W
Grangetown  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Grangetown |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GTN |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.601 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.326 million |
| 2006/07 * | 115,108 |
| 2007/08 * |  124,937 |
| 2008/09 * | 133,478 |
| 2009/10 * | 134,360 |
| History | |
| 1882 1904 |
Opened Rebuilt |
| 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 Grangetown from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Grangetown railway station is a railway station serving the Grangetown district of Cardiff in Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 1 mile (1.5 km) south west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry, Penarth and Barry Island.
Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
This station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1882 and rebuilt with an island platform in 1904.[1]
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[edit] Services
Grangetown has a very frequent service. The service pattern is as follows:
Mondays to Saturdays:
- 6tph to Cardiff Central and Queen Street, of which:
- 2tph continue to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- 4tph continue to Bargoed, of which 1tph continues to Rhymney
- 4tph to Penarth
- 2tph to Barry Island
- 1tph to Bridgend
On Sundays, the service pattern decreases slightly:
- 4tph to Cardiff Central
- 2tph continues to Merthyr Tydfil
- 2tph continues to Aberdare
- 2tph to Barry Island
- 1tp2h to Penarth
- 1tp2h to Bridgend
Please note the station is reached by steps, so access is not suitable for wheelchair users and would be difficult for people with prams/pushchairs.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 3. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-251-4.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Grangetown railway station from National Rail
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| Cardiff Central | Arriva Trains Wales |
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