Whitchurch railway station (Wales)

See also: Rail transport in Cardiff

Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road.

Whitchurch (Cardiff) Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd
View east, towards Cardiff (2019)
General information
Location	Whitchurch, Cardiff, Cardiff Wales
Coordinates	51.5208°N 3.2222°W / 51.5208; -3.2222
Grid reference	ST153809
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WHT
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Cardiff Railway
Pre-grouping	Cardiff Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1911	Opened as Whitchurch
1 July 1924	Renamed Whitchurch (Glam)
5 May 1975	Renamed Whitchurch (South Glam)
?	Renamed Whitchurch (Cardiff)
Passengers
2019/20	25,578
2020/21	2,838
2021/22	9,310
2022/23	18,188
2023/24	24,954
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.

History

It was opened by the Cardiff Railway in 1911. Until the 1960s Whitchurch station had 2 platforms (up and down lines) plus a goods platform, a goods shed and yard, booking office, footbridge, and a staff of at least 2 including George the porter. There was also a signal box at the eastern end of the platform ^[1]

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

Service

Monday to Saturday, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central and onwards to Penarth and to Coryton northbound with a service running in the nights Coryton-Bridgend via Vale Of Glamorgan. There is no Sunday service.^[3]

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff