Llandaf railway station

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

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
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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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
2012/13 Increase 0.418 million
2013/14 Increase 0.441 million
History
9 October 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 in Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales. It serves the areas of Llandaff North and Whitchurch.

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

The station is popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Trains are often especially crowded in rush hours.

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 Monday to Saturday service with six trains per hour in each direction.

From about 07:00 to 19:00 on Monday to Saturdays the following service pattern applies:-

Southbound, toward Cardiff

xx04 TreherbertPontypridd – Llandaf – Cardiff Central
xx10 Aberdare – Pontypridd – Llandaf – Cardiff Central – Barry Island
xx26 Merthyr TydfilPontypridd – Llandaf – Cardiff Central – Rhoose Cardiff International AirportBridgend
xx34 Treherbert – Pontypridd – Llandaf – Cardiff Central
xx40 Aberdare – Pontypridd – Llandaf – Cardiff Central – Barry Island
xx56 Pontypridd – Llandaf – Cardiff Central – Barry Island

Northbound, toward the Valleys

xx07 Barry Island – Cariff 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 International Airport – Cardiff Central – Llandaf – Pontypridd – Aberdare

See also

References

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

External links

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Cathays   Arriva Trains Wales
Merthyr Line
  Radyr
Arriva Trains Wales
Rhondda Line