Llanbradach railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Llanbradach, Caerphilly Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°36′11″N 3°13′59″W / 51.6031°N 3.2331°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST146900 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LNB | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1893 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 92,498 | ||||
2020/21 | 13,274 | ||||
2021/22 | 39,982 | ||||
2022/23 | 49,924 | ||||
2023/24 | 59,034 | ||||
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Llanbradach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Llanbradach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
History
[edit]The railway line through here opened in 1858. Llanbradach station was opened on 1 March 1893 by the Rhymney Railway, replacing Pwllypant (Bradshaw's spelling) a short way to the south.[1]
Services
[edit]The Monday to Saturday daytime service pattern is four trains an hour southbound to Cardiff Central: three continue to Barry Island and one to Bridgend. Northbound four trains an hour run to Bargoed with two of those continuing to Rhymney. The frequency decreases in the evening.
On Sundays, the service pattern is one train an hour southbound to Cardiff Central and Barry Island, and one an hour northbound to Rhymney.[2]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Aber or Energlyn & Churchill Park |
Transport for Wales Rhymney Line |
Ystrad Mynach |
References
[edit]- ^ "Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: a Chronology" The Railway and Canal Historical Society; Retrieved 25 May 2020
- ^ "Timetables". Transport for Wales. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Llanbradach railway station from National Rail