Dingle Road railway station
Coordinates: 51°26′24″N 3°10′48″W / 51.4400°N 3.1801°W
Dingle Road  | |
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| Welsh: Heol Dingle | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Penarth |
| Local authority | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Grid reference | ST180718 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DGL |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 20,185 |
| 2004/05 |
 18,811 |
| 2005/06 |
17,700 |
| 2006/07 |
 25,554 |
| 2007/08 |
24,258 |
| 2008/09 |
25,814 |
| 2009/10 |
22,948 |
| 2010/11 |
24,010 |
| 2011/12 |
25,786 |
| 2012/13 |
30,490 |
| 2013/14 |
59,562 |
| History | |
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1st March 1904 | opened |
| 1968 | Down platform closed |
| 1984 | buildings on remaining platform replaced |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dingle Road from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Dingle Road railway station is a railway station in the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is on the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line 4 miles (6 km) south of Cardiff Central on the way to Penarth.
The line through the station is on a steep gradient, which has caused more than a few of Arriva's Class 142 and Class 143 to fail or struggle on the ascent, particularly if the train is running on a single engine instead of the normal two.
All passenger trains serving this station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
History
The Taff Vale Railway opened the station in 1904.[1] It had two platforms until 1967, when British Rail closed the Down platform and reduced the line from double to single track.
Service
Monday to Saturday daytimes there are four trains per hour to Cardiff Central and beyond (Bargoed and hourly through to Rhymney) northbound and Penarth southbound. On Monday to Saturday evenings there are two trains per hour. On Sundays there is only one train every two hours and no late evening service.
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Dingle Road railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grangetown | Arriva Trains Wales Rhymney Line |
Penarth | ||