Whitchurch railway station (Wales)

Whitchurch (Cardiff) Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd
View east, towards Cardiff
General information
Location	Whitchurch, Cardiff, Cardiff Wales
Coordinates	51°31′15″N 3°13′20″W / 51.5208°N 3.2222°W / 51.5208; -3.2222
Grid reference	ST153809
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WHT
Classification	DfT category F2
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)
Passengers
2018/19	25,120
2019/20	25,578
2020/21	2,838
2021/22	9,310
2022/23	18,188
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whitchurch railway station is a

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 ^[1]

Service

Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to southbound Cardiff Central and onwards to

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whitchurch (Cardiff) railway station.

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