Fairwater railway station

Fairwater

Welsh: Y Tyllgoed
National Rail
General information
LocationFairwater, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°29′38″N 3°14′02″W / 51.4940°N 3.2339°W / 51.4940; -3.2339
Grid referenceST144779
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFRW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1987
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 80,282
2020/21Decrease 12,222
2021/22Increase 40,106
2022/23Increase 53,388
2023/24Increase 64,542
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Fairwater railway station is a railway station serving the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. Passenger services are currently operated by Transport for Wales.

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 in 1859 to serve the docks at Penarth.[1]

  1. ^ "Cardiff City Line". Wales Rail. Retrieved 12 September 2013.