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Grangetown railway station

Coordinates: 51°28′03″N 3°11′23″W / 51.4675°N 3.1897°W / 51.4675; -3.1897
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Grangetown
National Rail
General information
LocationGrangetown, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°28′03″N 3°11′23″W / 51.4675°N 3.1897°W / 51.4675; -3.1897
Grid referenceST174749
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGTN
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
29 May 1882Opened
1904Rebuilt
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.207 million
 Interchange  6,428
2019/20Decrease 0.187 million
 Interchange Decrease 6,232
2020/21Decrease 68,802
 Interchange Decrease 1,111
2021/22Increase 0.172 million
 Interchange Increase 3,406
2022/23Increase 0.202 million
 Interchange Increase 5,057
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Grangetown railway station is a railway station serving the Grangetown district of Cardiff, 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 Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. The station is reached by steps, so access is not suitable for wheelchair users and would be difficult for people with prams/pushchairs.

History

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Grangetown railway station
Platforms 1 and 2 (2008)
Wall art from the street level up to the platforms (2009)

This station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1882 and rebuilt with an island platform in 1904,[1][page needed] though the railway serving it (what is now the City Line) was originally opened in 1859[2] to serve the nearby Penarth harbour and dock (even though the dock itself was not commissioned until 1865). The extension onwards to Cogan & Penarth was completed in 1878 and the Barry Railway route to Barry a decade later.

The original 1859 freight-only docks branch (latterly known as the Ferry Road branch) left the later route towards Cogan Junction at the station - latterly accessed by means of a ground frame and connected to the 'down' line towards Barry, it remained in regular use until the mid 1980s to serve several oil depots and a scrapyard but has since been closed & lifted.

Services

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Grangetown has a very frequent service. The service pattern is as follows:[3]

Mondays to Saturdays:

The frequency drops somewhat in the evening, with hourly services to Merthyr, Aberdare and Rhymney and some services on the Bargoed line terminating at either Ystrad Mynach or Caerphilly. A few services also run to Treherbert.

On Sundays, the service pattern decreases to:

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cardiff Central   Transport for Wales
Vale Line
  Dingle Road
Cardiff Central   Transport for Wales
Vale Line
  Cogan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 3. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-251-4.
  2. ^ Barrie, D.S.M. "The Taff Vale Railway". www.trackbed.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2017
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