Llandaf railway station

Railway station in Cardiff, Wales

51°30′31″N 3°13′45″W / 51.5085°N 3.2292°W / 51.5085; -3.2292Grid referenceST147795Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLLNClassificationDfT category EKey dates9 October 1840 (1840-10-09)Opened as Llandaffby 1910Renamed Llandaff for Whitchurch12 May 1980Renamed LlandafPassengers2018/19Increase 0.509 million2019/20Decrease 0.481 million2020/21Decrease 81,8242021/22Increase 0.262 million2022/23Increase 0.317 million
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Llandaf railway station is in Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales. It serves the areas of Llandaff North and Whitchurch.

History

The Taff Vale Railway opened the station in 1840,[1] only ten years after the first stations for locomotive-drawn trains had been opened on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Originally named Llandaff, the station had been renamed Llandaff for Whitchurch by 1910, and on 12 May 1980 it was again renamed Llandaf.[2]

In 2015 work started on replacing the old footbridge with one that offers step-free access to all platforms. This was funded by Network Rail and the Department of Transport Access for all Scheme. A new ticket office opened in November 2017 to replace the old station building (on platform 2) which is open six days a week.

Further improvements planned in connection with the proposed South Wales Metro network included new waiting shelters, improved bike storage, refurbishment of the existing car park, extra lighting and CCTV.[3]

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. Under June 2024 timetable changes, four southbound trains per hour run to Cardiff Central and two to Cardiff Bay, while all northbound services run to Pontypridd with two continuing to Treherbert, two to Merthyr Tydfil and two terminating at Pontypridd.[4]

The station is popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Central and (from June 2024) Cardiff Bay. There have been issues with overcrowding, with trains especially crowded in rush hours.[5][6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cathays   Transport for Wales Rail
Merthyr Line
   Radyr
  Transport for Wales Rail
Rhondda Line
  

See also

References

  1. ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway. Vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.[page needed]
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Llandaf station".
  4. ^ "South Wales Metro - June 2024 timetable change". tfw.wales. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "House of Commons – Welsh Affairs – Minutes of Evidence". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "'No answer' down the track to train overcrowding". 14 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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