Danescourt railway station
Coordinates: 51°30′02″N 3°14′02″W / 51.5005°N 3.2339°W
Danescourt  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Danescourt |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Grid reference | ST144786 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DCT |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 |
 42,953 |
| 2004/05 |
45,943 |
| 2005/06 |
 37,105 |
| 2006/07 |
49,048 |
| 2007/08 |
64,930 |
| 2008/09 |
69,056 |
| 2009/10 |
64,528 |
| 2010/11 |
61,712 |
| 2011/12 |
65,904 |
| History | |
| Opened 1987 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Danescourt from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Danescourt railway station is a railway station serving the Danescourt suburb of Cardiff, Wales.
The station is the first stop after Radyr on the Cardiff City Line 3 miles (5 km) north of Cardiff Central. The City Line was freight only until 1987, when British Rail introduced an hourly passenger service between Cardiff Central and Radyr.
Both of the station's two platforms are accessible for disabled passengers via ramps. The Cardiff-bound platform is accessible via a bridge, whilst the Radyr-bound platform is accessible via a residential road (Beale Close) off the main road (Danescourt Way). A footbridge links the two platforms.
Some non-stop passenger trains pass through in both directions.
The station has been adopted under the Arriva Trains Wales 'Adopt a Station' scheme by one of its own drivers, David Avery and his two sons Ross and Tom.[citation needed]
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:
- 2 trains per hour to Coryton via Cardiff Central calling at Fairwater, Waun-Gron Park, Ninian Park, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath Low Level, Ty Glas, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton
- 2 trains per hour to Radyr, which is the next station along.
Journey times from Danescourt are 12 minutes to Cardiff Central and seven minutes to Radyr. There is no Sunday service.
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Danescourt railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Danescourt railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Fairwater | Arriva Trains Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr |
Radyr | ||
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