Danescourt railway station explained

Danescourt
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Danescourt, Cardiff
Country:Wales
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:2
Code:DCT
Classification:DfT category F2
Opened:1987
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Danescourt railway station is a railway station serving the Danescourt suburb of Cardiff, Wales.

The station is situated on the Cardiff City Line 50NaN0 north of . The City Line was freight only from its opening (in 1859) until 1987, when British Rail introduced a passenger service between Cardiff Central and Radyr.[1] Some non-stop passenger trains pass through in both directions.

Both of the station's two platforms are accessible for disabled passengers via ramps. The Cardiff Central-bound platform is accessible via a bridge, whilst the Radyr-bound platform is accessible via a residential road (Beale Close) off the main road (Danescourt Way). A footbridge links the two platforms.

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:

Journey times from Danescourt are 12 minutes to Cardiff Central and seven minutes to Radyr. There is no Sunday service.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.walesrails.co.uk/c.html Wales Rail – Cardiff City Line
  2. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)