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.

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

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

Service

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

See also

  • List of railway stations in Cardiff

References

External links

  • Train times and station information for Whitchurch railway station (Wales) from National Rail

Whitchurch WH Stellwerksdatenbank

Petition launched over disabled access at Whitchurch railway station

Welsh railway gets a puff of new life The West Australian

Welsh railway station, Wales, UK Stock Photo Alamy

Retracing the Cardiff Railway, Part Seven Whitchurch Kris Carter