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Danescourt railway station is a
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
serving the Danescourt suburb 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 ...
, Wales. The station is situated on the Cardiff City Line north of . The City Line was freight only from its opening (in 1859) until 1987, when British Rail introduced a passenger service between Cardiff Central and Radyr. Some non-stop passenger trains pass through in both directions. Both of the station's two platforms are accessible for disabled passengers via ramps. The Cardiff Central-bound platform is accessible via a bridge, whilst the Radyr-bound platform is accessible via a residential road (Beale Close) off the main road (Danescourt Way). A footbridge links the two platforms.


Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is: * Two trains per hour in each direction: Eastbound to via and , and westbound to , which is the next station along. Journey times from Danescourt are 12 minutes to Cardiff Central and seven minutes to Radyr. There is no Sunday service.GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)


See also

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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 ...
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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 ...


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{{Transport in Cardiff Railway stations in Cardiff DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987 Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail