Radyr railway station

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Radyr railway station is a railway station serving the Radyr area of Cardiff. It is located at the foot of the hill at the eastern edge of the village, alongside the River Taff and adjacent to the Taff Trail.

Radyr was originally a major railway junction and sidings for freight trains used in the industries located in the Welsh valleys. In recent years it has been redesigned into a commuter station and the old sidings used for housing developments.

Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. The station has three platforms. Platform 1 is used for trains heading towards Cardiff Central on the Rhondda and Merthyr lines. Platforms 2 and 3 are used both for trains heading away from Cardiff and as a terminus for the City line. The majority of the trains stopping at Radyr run on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines.

The car park is located on the opposite side of the rails to platform 3. The station is not accessible to the disabled as a bridge is required to access all three platforms. Platform 1 is also accessible from a road that passes under the rails close to the car park entrance, up a flight of stairs and past the old waiting shelter from before renovations. However, the proximity of the car park and ticket office to the aerial bridge has made this route obsolete.

The ticket office is manned during peak morning hours. Travel time into Cardiff Central is 15 minutes on all lines, with trains on the Rhondda and Merthyr lines running approximately every 15 minutes.

External links

[Train times] and [station information] for Radyr railway station from National Rail
[Map] and [aerial photo] of Radyr railway station from Multimap.com

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