Whitchurch railway station (Wales)

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff

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General information
Other names	Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd
Location	Cardiff
Coordinates	51.5208°N 3.2222°W / 51.5208; -3.2222
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WHT
History
Original company	Cardiff Railway
Pre-grouping	Cardiff Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1911	Opened as Whitchurch
1 July 1924	Renamed Whitchurch (Glam)
5 May 1975	Renamed Whitchurch (South Glam)
?	Renamed Whitchurch (Cardiff)

Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road.

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

History

It was opened by the Cardiff Railway in 1911. Until the 1960s Whitchurch station had 2 platforms (up and down lines) plus a goods platform, a goods shed and yard, booking office, footbridge, and a staff of at least 2 including George the porter. There was also a signal box at the eastern end of the platform

Service

Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to southbound Cardiff Central and onwards to Radyr on the City Line and to Coryton northbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction but there is no Sunday service.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rhiwbina		Transport for Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr		Coryton

Gallery

• 
  Station entrance from A470, 2013
• 
  Steps to station from A470, 2013
• 
  The station looking towards Coryton, 2013
• 
  The station looking towards Cardiff, 2013
• 
  Looking down the line to Coryton from the station, 2013
• 
  The station from the A470 roadbridge, 2013

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

External links

• Train times and station information for Whitchurch railway station (Wales) from National Rail