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Llandaf railway station

Coordinates: 51°30′31″N 3°13′45″W / 51.5085°N 3.2292°W / 51.5085; -3.2292
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Llandaf
National Rail
General information
LocationLlandaff North, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°30′31″N 3°13′45″W / 51.5085°N 3.2292°W / 51.5085; -3.2292
Grid referenceST147795
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLLN
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
9 October 1840 (1840-10-09)Opened as Llandaff
by 1910Renamed Llandaff for Whitchurch
12 May 1980Renamed Llandaf
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.509 million
2019/20Decrease 0.481 million
2020/21Decrease 81,824
2021/22Increase 0.262 million
2022/23Increase 0.317 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llandaf railway station is in Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales. It serves the areas of Llandaff North and Whitchurch.

History

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The Taff Vale Railway opened the station in 1840,[1] only ten years after the first stations for locomotive-drawn trains had been opened on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Originally named Llandaff, the station had been renamed Llandaff for Whitchurch by 1910, and on 12 May 1980 it was again renamed Llandaf.[2]

In 2015 work started on replacing the old footbridge with one that offers step-free access to all platforms. This was funded by Network Rail and the Department of Transport Access for all Scheme. A new ticket office opened in November 2017 to replace the old station building (on platform 2) which is open six days a week.

Further improvements planned in connection with the proposed South Wales Metro network included new waiting shelters, improved bike storage, refurbishment of the existing car park, extra lighting and CCTV.[3]

Services

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The station has a frequent Monday to Saturday service, and a more limited Sunday service, throughout the year. Under the timetable reforms of Arriva Trains Wales in 2006, the station benefited from the introduction of a Monday to Saturday service with six trains per hour in each direction. Under June 2024 timetable changes, four southbound trains per hour run to Cardiff Central and two to Cardiff Bay, while all northbound services run to Pontypridd with two continuing to Treherbert, two to Merthyr Tydfil and two terminating at Pontypridd.[4]

The station is popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Central and (from June 2024) Cardiff Bay. There have been issues with overcrowding, with trains especially crowded in rush hours.[5][6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cathays   Transport for Wales Rail
Merthyr Line
  Radyr
  Transport for Wales Rail
Rhondda Line
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway. Vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.[page needed]
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Llandaf station". 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "South Wales Metro - June 2024 timetable change". tfw.wales. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "House of Commons – Welsh Affairs – Minutes of Evidence". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "'No answer' down the track to train overcrowding". 14 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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