Dingle Road railway station

Dingle Road railway station is a railway station in the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is on the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line 4 miles (6 km) south of Cardiff Central on the way to Penarth.

Dingle Road

Welsh: Heol Dingle
LocationPenarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°26′24″N 3°10′48″W
Grid referenceST180718
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeDGL
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1904opened
1968Down platform closed
1984buildings on remaining platform replaced
Passengers
2015/16 91,448
2016/17 0.108 million
2017/18 0.139 million
2018/19 0.145 million
2019/20 0.151 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

All passenger trains serving this station are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

History

The Taff Vale Railway opened the station in 1904.[1] It had two platforms until 1967, when British Rail closed the Down platform and reduced the line from double to single track.

Service

Monday to Saturday daytimes there are four trains per hour to Cardiff Central and beyond to (Bargoed and hourly through to Rhymney) northbound and Penarth southbound. On Monday to Saturday evenings there are two trains per hour. On Sundays there is only one train every two hours (to Penarth & Cardiff Central only) and no late evening service.[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Grangetown   Transport for Wales
Rhymney Line
   Penarth

References
  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway. 3. Silver Link. p. not cited. ISBN 978-1-85794-251-4.
  2. GB National Rail Timetable 2015–2016 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)

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