Fairwater railway station
Coordinates: 51°29′38″N 3°14′02″W / 51.4940°N 3.2339°W
Fairwater  | |
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| Welsh: Y Tyllgoed | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Fairwater |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Grid reference | ST144779 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FRW |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 30,884 |
| 2011/12 |
31,100 |
| 2012/13 |
39,942 |
| 2013/14 |
50,728 |
| 2014/15 |
67,250 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1987 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fairwater from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Fairwater railway station is a railway station serving the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. The station was built when the City Line 3 miles (5 km) west of Cardiff Central opened to passenger services in 1987. The line on which it is situated on was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1859 to serve the docks at Penarth.
Passenger services are currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
Services
On Monday to Saturdays, two trains per hour in each direction serve Fairwater. Southbound services run towards Cardiff Central and continue to Coryton; northbound trains run to Radyr. There is no Sunday service.[1] The station is unmanned.
References
- ↑ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
See also
External links
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- Train times and station information for Fairwater railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waun-gron Park | Arriva Trains Wales Coryton - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr |
Danescourt | ||
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