Waun-gron Park railway station
Railway station in Cardiff, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Waun-gron Park railway station serves the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. Passenger services are currently operated by Transport for Wales.
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Location | Fairwater, Cardiff Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°29′18″N 3°13′47″W | ||||
Grid reference | ST147772 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | WNG | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Opened | 1987 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 95,164 | ||||
2019/20 | 93,924 | ||||
2020/21 | 7,896 | ||||
2021/22 | 35,524 | ||||
2022/23 | 52,768 | ||||
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The station was opened in 1987 when a passenger service was introduced to the City Line, though the line itself opened in 1859 and was originally goods only. The station has an unusual staggered platform arrangement, one platform straddles the bridge over the roadway.[1]
Waun-gron Park is the nearest station to the large suburb of Ely which is 10 minutes' walk from the station along Western Avenue and over Ely Bridge.