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Birchgrove railway station

Coordinates: 51°31′17″N 3°12′10″W / 51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027
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Birchgrove

Welsh: Llwynbedw
National Rail
General information
LocationBirchgrove, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°31′17″N 3°12′10″W / 51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027
Grid referenceST166809
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBCG
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
10 June 1929Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1]
5 May 1969Renamed Birchgrove[1]
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 54,528
2020/21Decrease 5,104
2021/22Increase 17,072
2022/23Increase 33,378
2023/24Increase 49,066
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff, Wales. 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 Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929.[citation needed]

Services

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Monday to Saturday, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central and onwards to Penarth and to Coryton northbound. There is no Sunday service.[2]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Ty Glas   Transport for Wales
Coryton Line
  Rhiwbina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 34.
  2. ^ "Timetables". Transport for Wales. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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