Barry Docks railway station
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Barry Docks railway station
Coordinates: 51°24′09″N 3°15′41″W / 51.4024°N 3.2615°W
Barry Docks  |
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| Welsh: Dociau'r Barri | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Barry |
| Local authority | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Grid reference | ST123677 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BYD |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 50,492 |
| 2005/06 * |  68,228 |
| 2006/07 * | 97,820 |
| 2007/08 * | 0.115 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.120 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.131 million |
| 2010/11 * | 0.149 million |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barry Docks from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Barry Docks Railway Station is one of three railway stations serving the town of Barry in South Wales.
More centrally located than Barry station, it is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line from 7¼ miles (12 km) south of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend (via Barry and Rhoose) and Barry Island.
It was built after the Barry Railway Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 14 August 1884, for the construction of a dock at Barry Island. The company also ran Paddle Steamers from the nearby pier across the Bristol Channel, but eventually sold out to the Bristol company of P and A Campbell.
Rail passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
Services
Monday to Saturday dayimes there is a 15 minute frequency northbound to Cardiff Central and beyond. Southbound 3 trains per hour to Barry Island and an hourly service to Bridgend via Rhoose.
Evenings and Sundays there is a generally a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central. Evenings there is an hourly service southbound to Barry Island and Bridgend whilst on Sundays half-hourly to Barry Island and every two hours to Bridgend.
External links
- Train times and station information for Barry Docks railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Cadoxton | Arriva Trains Wales |
Barry | ||
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