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, platforms = 2 , code = FRW , classification = DfT category F2 , opened = 1987 , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the
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, mapframe=yes , mapframe-zoom = 13 Fairwater 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 pre ...
serving the Fairwater area 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. Passenger services are currently operated by
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 ...
. The station was opened in 1987 when a passenger service was introduced to the City Line. The line on which it is situated on was originally goods only and was opened by the
Taff Vale Railway The Taff Vale Railway (TVR) was a standard gauge railway in South Wales, built by the Taff Vale Railway Company to serve the iron and coal industries around Merthyr Tydfil and to connect them with docks in Cardiff. It was opened in stag ...
in 1859 to serve the docks at
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Services

On Monday to Saturdays, two trains per hour in each direction serve Fairwater. Southbound services run towards and continue to Coryton; northbound trains run to . There is no Sunday service.GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail) The station is unmanned.


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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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 {{Wales-railstation-stub