Dingle Road railway station

Dingle Road railway station is a railway station in the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is on the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line 3 miles (5 km) south of Cardiff Central on the way to Penarth.

Dingle Road Welsh: Heol Dingle
General information
Location	Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°26′24″N 3°10′48″W
Grid reference	ST180718
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	DGL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1904	opened
1967	Down platform closed
1984	buildings on remaining platform replaced
Passengers
2018/19	0.145 million
2019/20	0.151 million
2020/21	20,174
2021/22	83,682
2022/23	0.117 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

All passenger trains serving this station are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

History

The Taff Vale Railway opened the station in 1904.^[1] It had two platforms until 1967, when British Rail closed the Down platform and reduced the line from double to single track.

Service

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there are four trains per hour to Cardiff Central. Before timetable changes on the 2nd June, they then travelled beyond to Bargoed, and hourly through to Rhymney northbound and Penarth southbound.^[2] Following these changes, however, trains now run to Caerphilly and Coryton, flipping between destinations with each train.^[3] On Monday to Saturday evenings, there are two trains per hour.

Before the May 2024 timetable alterations, on Sundays there was only one train every two hours (to Penarth & Cardiff Central only) and no late evening service. After these changes, services now run once an hour, terminating at Cardiff Queen Street, running between 10am and 10pm.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Grangetown		Transport for Wales Vale of Glamorgan Line		Penarth

References

1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway. Vol. 3. Silver Link. p. not cited. ISBN 978-1-85794-251-4.
2. GB National Rail Timetable 2015–2016 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
3. GB National Rail Timetable May 2024 Edition, Table 127 (Network Rail)

External links

Media related to Dingle Road railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Dingle Road railway station from National Rail