Cathays railway station
Cathays 
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| Location | |
| Place | Cathays |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Grid reference | ST182773 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CYS |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.755 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.773 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.807 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.861 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.904 million |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 3 October 1983 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cathays from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coordinates: 51°29′21″N 3°10′45″W / 51.4891°N 3.1793°W
Cathays railway station is a station on the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda lines in the Cathays district of Cardiff, Wales. It is 1 1⁄4 miles (2 km) north of Cardiff Central.
The station is next to Cardiff University Students' Union and across the road from many Cardiff University buildings, as well as a short walk from the Welsh Government and other Civic buildings in Cathays Park. The footbridge over the railway is much used as a shortcut between Park Place and Senghenydd Road. When Cathays opened in 1983 it reversed a trend to close stations. It was opened by British Rail and South Glamorgan County Council.
Cathays station is now manned in peak hours, since the introduction of a new automated ticket barrier system in summer 2007. Cathays has two platforms, each with a small shelter and an information screen displaying the next train's arrival. There is a car park on the Senghennydd Road side, which is University owned and not for general public use.
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