Cathays Railway Station

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Cathays railway station is a station on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines in the Cathays district of Cardiff, Wales. It is 1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) north of Cardiff Central.

The station is next to Cardiff University Students' Union and across the road from many Cardiff University buildings, as well as a short walk from the Welsh Government and other civic buildings in Cathays Park. The footbridge over the railway is much used as a shortcut between Park Place and Senghenydd Road. When Cathays opened in 1983 it reversed a trend to close stations. Funded by British Rail and South Glamorgan County Council, construction commenced in April 1983, with the station opened on 3 October 1983.Cathays station is now manned in peak hours, since the introduction of a new automated ticket barrier system in summer 2007. Cathays has two platforms, each with a small shelter and an information screen displaying the next train's arrival.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Annual Usage Figures

Year Entry/Exit Interchange
2018 514334 0
2017 504236 0
2016 239066 0
2015 223532 0
2014 208211 0
2013 215051 0
2012 212355 0
2011 172494 0
2010 136525 0
2009 114248 0
2008 102633 0
2007 77569 0

Location Data

  • UK Parliament Constituency: Cardiff Central
  • Welsh Assembly Constituency: Cardiff Central
  • Unitary Authority: Cardiff Council
  • Unitary Authority Electoral Division (UTE): Cathays
  • Civil Parish/community: Cathays Community
  • Welsh Assembly Region: South Wales Central
  • European Region: Wales

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Recent Crime Figures

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