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Lisvane and Thornhill railway station

Coordinates: 51°32′40″N 3°11′08″W / 51.5444°N 3.1856°W / 51.5444; -3.1856
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Lisvane and Thornhill

Welsh: Llys-faen a Draenen Pen-y-Graig
National Rail
General information
LocationLisvane, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°32′40″N 3°11′08″W / 51.5444°N 3.1856°W / 51.5444; -3.1856
Grid referenceST178834
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLVT
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1985
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.212 million
2019/20Decrease 0.209 million
2020/21Decrease 19,928
2021/22Increase 91,386
2022/23Increase 0.143 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lisvane and Thornhill railway station (Welsh: Llys-faen a Draenen Pen-y-Graig) is a railway station serving the Lisvane and Thornhill areas of north Cardiff, Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.

This station replaced Cefn Onn Halt railway station, which was closed in 1986.

Services

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The current daytime service pattern is four trains an hour to Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Central, Grangetown, Dingle Road and Penarth, and the opposite direction towards Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach, Bargoed and Rhymney. Three trains terminate at Bargoed, one train per hour continues to Rhymney.[1] The frequency drops to half-hourly in the evening and to two-hourly on Sundays.

Journey times are approximately:

Services are operated by Class 150 and Class 231 trains.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Llanishen   Transport for Wales
Rhymney Line
  Caerphilly

History

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The station was officially opened on 4 November 1985 by the Chairman of South Glamorgan County Council, County Councillor Kenneth Hutchings.[2] It was constructed at a cost of £182,000, jointly financed by South Glamorgan County Council and British Rail, with the help of a grant from the European Regional Development Fund.[2] The station, which is situated on the northern outskirts of Cardiff, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Queen Street, was hoped to generate at least 900 passenger journeys per day, both inbound and outbound.[2] An 80-space County Council park-and-ride car park was constructed alongside the station.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  2. ^ a b c d Abbott, James, ed. (January 1986). "New station for Cardiff Valley Lines". Modern Railways. 43 (448): 10.
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