Whitchurch railway station (Cardiff)
Whitchurch (Cardiff) 
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| Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd | |
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View west, towards Coryton
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| Location | |
| Place | Whitchurch, Cardiff |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Coordinates | 51°31′15″N 3°13′20″W / 51.5208°N 3.2222°WCoordinates: 51°31′15″N 3°13′20″W / 51.5208°N 3.2222°W |
| Grid reference | ST153809 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WHT |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 6,850 |
| 2012/13 |
8,118 |
| 2013/14 |
11,374 |
| 2014/15 |
16,202 |
| 2015/16 |
20,340 |
| History | |
| Original company | Cardiff Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cardiff Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1 March 1911 | Opened as Whitchurch |
| 1 July 1924 | Renamed Whitchurch (Glam) |
| 5 May 1975 | Renamed Whitchurch (South Glam) |
| ? | Renamed Whitchurch (Cardiff) |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whitchurch (Cardiff) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road.
Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
It was opened by the Cardiff Railway in 1911. Until the 1960s Whitchurch station had 2 platforms (up and down lines) plus a goods platform, a goods shed and yard, booking office, footbridge, and a staff of at least 2 including George the porter. There was also a signal box at the eastern end of the platform
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to southbound Cardiff Central and onwards to Radyr on the City Line and to Coryton northbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction but there is no Sunday service.
Station entrance from A470, 2013
Steps to station from A470, 2013
The station looking towards Coryton, 2013
The station looking towards Cardiff, 2013
Looking down the line to Coryton from the station, 2013
The station from the A470 roadbridge, 2013
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