Llanbradach railway station

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.

Llanbradach
LocationLlanbradach, Caerphilly
Wales
Coordinates51°36′11″N 3°13′59″W
Grid referenceST146900
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLNB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1893
Passengers
2015/16 85,884
2016/17 91,218
2017/18 98,714
2018/19 98,808
2019/20 92,498
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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

The station has a frequent service - currently four departures per hour each way, to Bargoed northbound and to Caerphilly, Cardiff Central and Penarth southbound. One northbound train each hour continues to Rhymney, with extras at peak times. In the evening, the service reduces to hourly each way and on Sundays to two-hourly (when southbound trains run to Barry Island rather than Penarth).[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Aber or
Energlyn & Churchill Park		   Transport for Wales
Rhymney Line
   Ystrad Mynach

References
  1. "Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: a Chronology" The Railway and Canal Historical Society; Retrieved 25 May 2020
  2. Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016


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