Cathays railway station

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Coordinates: 51°29′21″N 3°10′46″W / 51.4891, -3.1793

Cathays

Location

Place

Cathays

Local authority

Cardiff

Operations

Station code

CYS

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.483 million

History

1983

Opened

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cathays from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Cathays railway station is a railway station lying on the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda lines in the Cathays district of Cardiff, Wales. The station is 2 kilometres (1¼ miles) north of Cardiff Central.

The station is located next to Cardiff University Students' Union, and is very popular with students/lecturers etc. and government officials who work at Cathays Park. The footbridge over the railway is also used by students as a shortcut between Park Place and Senghenydd Road.

Cathays station is now manned during peak hours, following the introduction of a new automated ticket barrier system in Summer 2007. Cathays has two platforms, both with a small shelter and an information screen displaying the next train's arrival. There is a car park on the Senghennydd Road side, which is University owned and not for general public use.

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During the daytime from Monday to Saturday, there are usually six trains an hour from Cardiff Central to destinations including Pontypridd, Treherbert, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. Some trains continue beyond Cardiff to Penarth or Barry Island.

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Train times and station information for Cathays railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cardiff Queen Street		Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line		Llandaf
Cardiff Queen Street		Arriva Trains Wales Rhondda Line		Llandaf

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