Llandaf railway station

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Coordinates: 51°30′31″N 3°13′45″W / 51.5085°N 3.2292°W / 51.5085; -3.2292

Llandaf National Rail
Location
Place Llandaff North
Local authority Cardiff
Grid reference ST147795
Operations
Station code LLN
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.264 million
2005/06 Decrease 0.258 million
2006/07 Increase 0.291 million
2007/08 Increase 0.346 million
2008/09 Increase 0.383 million
2009/10 Increase 0.409 million
2010/11 Decrease 0.405 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.398 million
History
1840 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandaf from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Llandaf railway station is located in Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales. It serves the areas of Llandaff North and Whitchurch.

The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1840.[1]

The station continues to prove popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Trains are often especially crowded during rush hour periods.

Services

The station has a frequent Monday to Saturday service, and a more limited Sunday service, throughout the year. Under the timetable reforms of Arriva Trains Wales in 2006, the station benefited from the introduction of a 12 train per hour (tph) stopping pattern on Monday to Saturdays. With 6 tph in each direction.

From approximately 0700 to 1900 on Monday to Saturdays the following stopping pattern applies:-

Southbound (towards Cardiff):

xx04 Treherbert - Pontypridd - Llandaf - Cardiff Central
xx10 Aberdare - Pontypridd - Llandaf - Cardiff Central - Barry Island
xx26 Merthyr Tydfil - Pontypridd - Llandaf - Cardiff Central - Rhoose - Bridgend
xx34 Treherbert - Pontypridd - Llandaf - Cardiff Central
xx40 Aberdare - Pontypridd - Llandaf - Cardiff Central - Barry Island
xx56 Pontypridd - Llandaf - Cardiff Central - Barry Island

Northbound (towards the Valleys):

xx07 Barry Island - Cardiff Central - Llandaf - Pontypridd
xx17 Cardiff Central - Llandaf - Pontypridd - Treherbert
xx22 Barry Island - Cardiff Central - Llandaf - Pontypridd - Aberdare
xx37 Barry Island - Cardiff Central - Llandaf - Pontypridd - Merthyr Tydfil
xx47 Cardiff Central - Llandaf - Pontypridd - Treherbert
xx52 Bridgend - Rhoose - Cardiff Central - Llandaf - Pontypridd - Aberdare

See also

References

  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1. 

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Cathays   Arriva Trains Wales
Merthyr Line
  Radyr
Arriva Trains Wales
Rhondda Line


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