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Coryton railway station
Railway station in Cardiff, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coryton railway station serves Coryton and Pantmawr in Cardiff, Wales. It is the terminus of the Coryton Line 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street.
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Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
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History
The station was opened by the Cardiff Railway on 1 March 1911 as Coryton Halt; it was renamed Coryton Halt (Glam) by the Great Western Railway in 1926,[1] and relocated in 1931. The line beyond here closed to all traffic in 1952. It was proposed for closure in the Beeching Report of 1963, but survived. The station was renamed Coryton on 5 May 1969.[1]
Facilities
There is one platform with a single bus-stop style shelter and benches. The station has two entrances, one wheelchair accessible from Park Crescent and one down a flight of steps from the A4054 road bridge over the track.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service to Penarth, calling at Whitchurch, Rhiwbina, Birchgrove, Ty Glas, Heath Low Level, Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Central, Grangetown, Dingle Road, and Penarth, There is also a nightly service that runs from Coryton-Bridgend is no Sunday service.[2]
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