Coryton railway station
Coryton 
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| Location | |
| Place | Coryton |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Coordinates | 51°31′13″N 3°13′55″W / 51.5204°N 3.2319°WCoordinates: 51°31′13″N 3°13′55″W / 51.5204°N 3.2319°W |
| Grid reference | ST146808 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | COY |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.279 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.290 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.266 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.255 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.250 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Cardiff Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cardiff Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1 March 1911 | Opened as Coryton Halt |
| 1926 | Renamed Coryton Halt (Glam) |
| 1931 | Relocated |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Coryton |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Coryton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coryton railway station serves Coryton and Pantmawr in Cardiff, Wales. It is the terminus of the Coryton Line 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street.
Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
The station was opened by the Cardiff Railway on 1 March 1911 as Coryton Halt; it was renamed Coryton Halt (Glam) by the Great Western Railway in 1926, and relocated in 1931. It was proposed for closure in the Beeching Report of 1963, but survived. The line beyond here closed to all traffic in 1952. The station was renamed Coryton on 5 May 1969. There is one platform with a single bus-stop style shelter and benches. The station has two entrances, one wheelchair accessible from Park Crescent and one down a flight of steps from the A4054 road bridge over the track.
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service along the City Line to Radyr, calling at Whitchurch, Rhiwbina, Birchgrove, Ty Glas, Heath Low Level, Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Central, Ninian Park, Waun-Gron Park, Fairwater, Danescourt and Radyr. Evenings there is an hourly service and there is no Sunday service.
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