Ninian Park railway station

Ninian Park railway station serves the Leckwith and South Canton areas of Cardiff, just outside Cardiff city centre.

Ninian Park

Welsh: Parc Ninian
LocationLeckwith, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°28′35″N 3°12′04″W
Grid referenceST166759
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNNP
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1912opened for regular services
1939closed except for special trains
1987regular services restored
Passengers
2015/16 0.106 million
2016/17 0.126 million
2017/18 0.127 million
2018/19 0.128 million
2019/20 0.124 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station, is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Cardiff Central. It was fully opened to regular passenger service in 1987 when the City Line reopened to passenger services . As the station was built for main line special trains it has the longest platforms on the line, accommodating up to nine coaches, rather than two coaches as at the other three stations opened at the same time. The station is near the former Cardiff City F.C. stadium and is next to the South Wales Main Line, but trains on this route do not stop. Cardiff Canton Traction Maintenance Depot is adjacent to the station.

History

The original halt at Ninian Park was opened on 2 November 1912 by the Great Western Railway, it was rebuilt in 1933, but was closed to regular services on 10 September 1939. Following this it continued to be used periodically for football specials. On 5 October 1987 the station was reopened for regular services when a regular passenger service was introduced to the Cardiff City Line.[1]

Stadium

Cardiff City Stadium is within five minutes' walk of the station, over the road from the station's namesake Ninian Park Stadium. However, trains do not run to the station within three hours of a match due to fears that platforms cannot safely accommodate large numbers of passengers attending.[2]

Services

Trains run every half-hour in each direction Mondays - Saturday daytimes, eastbound to Coryton via Cardiff Central and westbound to Radyr (where connections are available for stations further north). This drops to hourly during the evenings. There is no Sunday service.[3]

From December 2015 a limited number of mainline trains (Maesteg Line services) call at Ninian Park, rejoining the mainline at Leckwith Junction to the west of the station.[4][5] This route is also occasionally used as a diversionary route for GWR services. Additionally, Vale of Glamorgan Line trains terminate here when Cardiff Central is unavailable due to engineering works.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Cardiff Central   Transport for Wales
Cardiff City Line
   Waun-gron Park
  Transport for Wales
Maesteg / Cardiff Central - Cheltenham Spa
limited service
   Pontyclun
  Transport for Wales
South Wales Main Line
limited service		   Pontyclun

See also

References
  1. Walters, Laurence (1995). Railways of Cardiff. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 0-7110-2380-8.
  2. "Ninian Park trains suspended for Cardiff City matches". BBC News. 10 August 2011.
  3. GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
  4. Network Rail Electronic Working Timetable May 2017 Edition, Table PB03: Hullavington and Gloucester to Maesteg & Swansea (Network Rail)
  5. "Passenger Train Services over Unusual Lines 2016 - Wales" Archived 24 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Maund, R; Passenger Train Services over Unusual Lines website; Retrieved 5 April 2016
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