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Leckwith
Leckwith ( cy, Lecwydd) is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, just west of Cardiff. Historically, the parish of Leckwith also included land on the east side of the river Ely that is now part of Cardiff itself. This area is also commonly kn ...
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Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
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Transport for Wales
Transport for Wales (TfW; cy, Trafnidiaeth Cymru; cy, TrC, label=none) is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arms length by its appointed board. TfW oversees the Transport for Wales Group (TfW Group) consi ...
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DfT category F2
, years1 = 1912
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Office of Rail and Road
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ORR regulates Network Rail by setting its ...
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Ninian Park railway station serves the
Leckwith
Leckwith ( cy, Lecwydd) is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, just west of Cardiff. Historically, the parish of Leckwith also included land on the east side of the river Ely that is now part of Cardiff itself. This area is also commonly kn ...
and
South Canton areas of
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
, just outside
Cardiff city centre
Cardiff city centre ( cy, Canol Dinas Caerdydd) is the city centre and central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bound by the River Taff to the west, the Civic Centre to the north and railway lines and two railway s ...
.
The
station is west of . 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.
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb PĂȘl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
stadium and is next to the
South Wales Main Line
The South Wales Main Line ( cy, Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. ...
, but trains on this route do not stop.
Cardiff Canton Traction Maintenance Depot
Cardiff Canton TMD ( cy, Depo Cynnal a Chadw Treganna Caerdydd) is a diesel locomotive traction maintenance depot in Cardiff, Wales. Its depot code is CF. It is operated by Transport for Wales. The depot is used by Transport for Wales fleet and ...
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.
Stadium
Cardiff City Stadium
The Cardiff City Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd) is a stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City Football Club and the Wales national football team.
Following expansion of the Ninian Stand in July 2 ...
is within five minutes' walk of the station, over the road from the station's namesake
Ninian Park
Ninian Park was a football stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years. Opened in 1910 with a single wooden stand, it underwent numerous renovations during its lifespan and hosted fixtu ...
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.
Services
Trains run every half-hour in each direction Mondays - Saturday daytimes, eastbound to via
Cardiff Central and westbound to (where connections are available for stations further north). This drops to hourly during the evenings. There is no Sunday service.
From December 2015 a limited number of mainline trains (
Maesteg Line
The Maesteg Line is a commuter rail line in South Wales from Bridgend to Maesteg. Services usually operate from Maesteg to via the South Wales Main Line and Gloucester to Newport Line.
Electrification by 2019 was announced in the Departme ...
services) call at Ninian Park, rejoining the mainline at Leckwith Junction to the west of the station.
"Passenger Train Services over Unusual Lines 2016 - Wales"
Maund, R; ''Passenger Train Services over Unusual Lines'' website; Retrieved 5 April 2016 This route is also occasionally used as a diversionary route for GWR services. Additionally, Vale of Glamorgan Line
The Vale of Glamorgan Line ( cy, Llinell Bro Morgannwg) is a commuter railway line in Wales, running through the Vale of Glamorgan from Barry to Bridgend, via Rhoose and Llantwit Major.
Route
The Barry branch starts at Cardiff West and ru ...
trains terminate here when is unavailable due to engineering works.
See also
*List of railway stations in Cardiff
This is a list of railway stations in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It only includes passenger heavy rail stations with timetabled services.
Rail operators
All 20 stations in Cardiff are owned by Network Rail and managed by Transport for Wales ...
*Rail transport in Cardiff
Rail transport in Cardiff has developed to provide connections to many other major cities in the United Kingdom, and to provide an urban rail network for the city and its commuter towns in southeast Wales. Today, there are three train operating ...
References
External links
{{Transport in Cardiff
Railway stations in Cardiff
DfT Category F2 stations
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1912