Dingle_Road_railway_station

Dingle Road railway station

Dingle Road railway station

Railway station in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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 3 miles (5 km) south of Cardiff Central on the way to Penarth.

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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]

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References

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

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