Grangetown railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Cardiff, Wales}}
{{for|the former station near Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire|Grangetown railway station (England)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Grangetown
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Grangetown - TfW 150280 a 150267.JPG
| borough = Grangetown, Cardiff
| country = Wales
| coordinates = {{Coord|51.4675|-3.1897|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:railwaystation}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|ST174749|25|ST174749}}
| manager = Transport for Wales
| platforms = 2
| code = GTN
| classification = DfT category F2
| years = 29 May 1882
| events = Opened
| years1 = 1904
| events1 = Rebuilt
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.187 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 6,232}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 68,802 |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 1,111}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.172 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 3,406}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.202 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 5,057}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.252 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 14,630}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Grangetown railway station is a railway station serving the Grangetown district of Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 1 mile (1.5 km) south west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry, Penarth and Barry Island.
Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. The station is reached by steps, so access is not suitable for wheelchair users and would be difficult for people with prams/pushchairs.
History
{{Multiple image|direction=vertical|align=right|header=Grangetown railway station|header_align=center|image1=Grangetown railway station 1.jpg|image2=Wall art at Grangetown Station - Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 1605951.jpg|width=180|caption1=Platforms 1 and 2 (2008)|caption2=Wall art from the street level up to the platforms (2009)}}
This station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1882 and rebuilt with an island platform in 1904,{{cite book| last=Hutton| first=John| title=The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 3| publisher=Silver Link| year=2006| ISBN=978-1-85794-251-4}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} though the railway serving it (what is now the City Line) was originally opened in 1859{{cite web| url=http://www.trackbed.com/companies/t/tvr/dsmbarrie/tvr_dsmbarrie.htm| title=The Taff Vale Railway| first=D.S.M.| last=Barrie| website=trackbed.com| access-date=2013-09-13}} to serve the nearby Penarth harbour and dock (even though the dock itself was not commissioned until 1865). The extension onwards to {{rws|Cogan}} & {{rws|Penarth}} was completed in 1878 and the Barry Railway route to {{rws|Barry}} a decade later.
The original 1859 freight-only docks branch (latterly known as the Ferry Road branch) left the later route towards Cogan Junction at the station – latterly accessed by means of a ground frame and connected to the 'down' line towards Barry, it remained in regular use until the mid-1980s to serve several oil depots and a scrapyard but has since been closed & lifted.
Services
Grangetown has a very frequent service. The service pattern is as follows:{{Cite web |title=Train timetables {{!}} Wales and UK Rail Timetables {{!}} TfW |url=https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=tfw.wales |language=en}}
Mondays to Saturdays:
- 8tph to Cardiff Central and Queen Street, of which:
- 2tph continue to Coryton
- 2tph continue to Caerphilly
- 4tph continue to Bargoed, of which 2tph continues to Rhymney
- 4tph to Penarth
- 3tph to Barry Island
- 1tph to Bridgend
The frequency drops somewhat in the evening, with half hourly services to Rhymney and the final Rhymney Line service from Barry Island terminates at Ystrad Mynach.
On Sundays, the service pattern decreases to:
- 1tp2h to Cardiff Central
- 1tp continues to Cardiff Queen Street
- 1tp continues to Caerphilly
- 1tp continues to Rhymney
- 2tph to Barry Island
- 1tph to Penarth
- 1tp2h to Bridgend
{{rail start}}
{{rail line|previous=Cardiff Central |route=Transport for Wales
Vale Line |next=Dingle Road|col={{KAW colour}}|lightcol={{CV colour|Vale of Glamorgan}} }}
{{rail line|previous=Cardiff Central |route=Transport for Wales
Vale Line |next=Cogan|col={{KAW colour}}|lightcol={{CV colour|Vale of Glamorgan}} }}
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See also
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Grangetown (Cardiff) railway station}}
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{{Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys railway stations}}
{{Transport in Cardiff}}
Category:Railway stations in Cardiff
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Former Taff Vale Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882
Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail