Whitchurch railway station (Wales) explained

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff.

Whitchurch (Cardiff)
Native Name:Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Whitchurch, Cardiff, Cardiff
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.5208°N -3.2222°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:1
Code:WHT
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:Cardiff Railway
Pregroup:Cardiff Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 March 1911
Events:Opened as Whitchurch
Years1:1 July 1924
Events1:Renamed Whitchurch (Glam)
Years2:5 May 1975
Events2:Renamed Whitchurch (South Glam)
Years3:?
Events3:Renamed Whitchurch (Cardiff)
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road.

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

History

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 Radyr on the City Line and to Coryton northbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction but there is no Sunday service.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.urban75.org/railway/whitchurch-station.html/ Whitchurch Station