Birchgrove railway station

See also:Rail transport in Cardiff

Birchgrove Welsh:Llwynbedw
General information
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
Other information
Station code	BCG
Classification	DfT categoryF2
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
10 June 1929	Opened asBirchgrove Halt
5 May 1969	RenamedBirchgrove
Passengers
2018/19	55,822
2019/20	54,528
2020/21	5,104
2021/22	17,072
2022/23	33,378
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Birchgrove railway stationis arailway stationservingBirchgrove,Cardiff,Wales. It is located on theCoryton Line3.75 miles (6.04 km) north ofCardiff Central,with the station situated beneath the A469.

Passenger services are provided byTransport for Walesas part of theValley Linesnetwork.

It was opened by theGreat Western Railwayin 1929.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound (and onwards toRadyrvia theCity Line) and toCorytonnorthbound. In the evenings the frequency drops to hourly, whilst there is no Sunday service.

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J.(October 1995).The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present(1st ed.).Sparkford:Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN978-1-85260-508-7.OCLC60251199.OL11956311M.

External links

• Train timesandstation informationfor Birchgrove railway station fromNational Rail