Radyr

Radyr is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. The village is located about six miles north of the centre of Cardiff. The writer Roald Dahl lived in the village as a boy. Today the village is expanding rapidly.

At the turn of the 20th century Radyr was home to the busiest railway junction on the globe, where coal trains were either transferred onto the Taff Vale line to Cardiff Docks, or the Penarth district line, to the docks located at Penarth, several miles southwest of Cardiff city centre. The area was also home to extensive sidings, which have since been demolished. It remained a relatively undeveloped village until the 1970's. At this point the area under went rapid expansion, which has continued to this day, and now has a population well in excess of 10,000. Radyr still contains a major regional railway station, with in excess of 200 trains calling at the station every weekday. From the station, trains run into Cardiff, either along the Valley Line, or via the city line, that was opened up to passenger use in the 1980's.

The area is now one of Cardiff's largest middle class suburbs, and is officially recognised as the second most prosperous post code in which to live in Wales. With a population of just over 8,000, Radyr overlooks Cardiff, being situated on the side of Llan-Duffred hill at 900m above sea-level.

See also

Radyr railway station

External link

Photos of Radyr railway junction, past and present