Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north of Cardiff Central, with the station situated beneath the A469.
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Location | Birchgrove, Cardiff Wales |
Coordinates | 51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027 |
Grid reference | ST166809 |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
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Station code | BCG |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
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Original company | Great Western Railway |
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10 June 1929 | Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1] |
5 May 1969 | Renamed Birchgrove[1] |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 56,326 |
2017/18 | 54,570 |
2018/19 | 55,822 |
2019/20 | 54,528 |
2020/21 | 5,104 |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929.
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound (and onwards to Radyr via the City Line) and to Coryton northbound. In the evenings the frequency drops to hourly, whilst there is no Sunday service.[2]
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Ty Glas | Transport for Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr |
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