Cathays railway station

Coordinates: 51°′″N 3°′″W / 51.4891, -3.1793

Cathays
Location
Place	Cathays
Local authority	Cardiff
Operations
Station code	CYS
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.483 million
History
1983	Opened
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 passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cathays from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

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 km (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 the Summer of 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.

Services

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.

External links

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

• Street map and aerial photo of Cathays railway station from Multimap.com

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