Ninian Park railway station

Ninian Park Welsh:Parc Ninian
General information
Location	Leckwith,Cardiff Wales
Coordinates	51°28′35″N3°12′04″W
Grid reference	ST166759
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NNP
Classification	DfT categoryF2
Key dates
1912	opened for regular services
1939	closed except for special trains
1987	regular services restored
Passengers
2018/19	0.128 million
2019/20	0.124 million
2020/21	22,410
2021/22	57,758
2022/23	73,586
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Ninian Park railway stationserves theLeckwithandSouth Cantonareas ofCardiff,just outsideCardiff city centre.

Thestationis 1 mile (1.6 km) west ofCardiff Central.It was fully opened to regular passenger service in 1987 when theCity Linereopened to passenger services. As the station was built for main line special trains it has the longest platforms on the line at 154 metres for both Up and Down platforms, which can accommodating up to seven coaches, rather than four coaches as at the other three stations (Danescourt railway station,Fairwater railway stationandWaun-gron Park railway station) which opened at the same time, with platforms of 84 metres for both Up and Down.The station is near the formerCardiff City F.C.stadium and is next to theSouth Wales Main Line,but trains on this route do not stop.Cardiff Canton Traction Maintenance Depotis adjacent to the station.

History

The originalhaltat Ninian Park was opened on 2 November 1912 by theGreat Western Railway,it was rebuilt in 1933, but was closed to regular services on 10 September 1939. Following this it continued to be used periodically for football specials. On 5 October 1987 the station was reopened for regular services when a regular passenger service was introduced to theCardiff City Line.

Stadium

Cardiff City Stadiumis within five minutes' walk of the station, over the road from the station's namesakeNinian ParkStadium. However, trains do not run to the station within three hours of a match due to fears that platforms cannot safely accommodate large numbers of passengers attending.

Services

Trains run every half-hour in each direction Mondays - Saturday daytimes, eastbound toCorytonviaCardiff Centraland westbound toRadyr(where connections are available for stations further north). This drops to hourly during the evenings. There is no Sunday service.

From December 2015 a limited number of mainline trains (Maesteg Lineservices) call at Ninian Park, rejoining the mainline at Leckwith Junction to the west of the station.This route is also occasionally used as a diversionary route forGWRservices. Additionally,Vale of Glamorgan Linetrains terminate here whenCardiff Centralis unavailable due to engineering works.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cardiff Central		Transport for Wales Cardiff City Line		Waun-gron Park
		Transport for Wales Maesteg / Cardiff Central - Cheltenham Spa limited service		Pontyclun
		Transport for Wales South Wales Main Line limited service		Pontyclun

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff
• Rail transport in Cardiff

External links

• Train timesandstation informationfor Ninian Park railway station fromNational Rail