Whitchurch railway station (Wales)

Not to be confused with Whitchurch railway station (Shropshire) or Whitchurch railway station (Hampshire).

Whitchurch (Cardiff) Add→{{rail-interchange}}
General information
Other names	Template:Lang-cy
Location	Cardiff
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WHT
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)

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff

Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road.

Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

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

Services

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

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rhiwbina		Arriva Trains Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr		Coryton