Birchgrove railway station

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff

Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north of Cardiff Central, with the station situated beneath the A469.

Birchgrove Welsh: Llwynbedw
General information
Location	Birchgrove, Cardiff Wales
Coordinates	51.5213°N 3.2027°W / 51.5213; -3.2027
Grid reference	ST166809
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BCG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
10 June 1929	Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1]
5 May 1969	Renamed Birchgrove[1]
Passengers
2019/20	54,528
2020/21	5,104
2021/22	17,072
2022/23	33,378
2023/24	49,066
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2025, the BBC included the station in a list of "Britain's 10 worst performing stations by percentage of cancelled trains".^[2]

Services

Monday to Saturday, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central and onwards to Penarth and to Coryton northbound. There is no Sunday service.^[3]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ty Glas		Transport for Wales Coryton Line		Rhiwbina

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff