Station code FRW DfT category F2 Opened 1987 | Grid reference ST144779 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales 2011/12 31,100 Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Cardiff CF5 2LR, United Kingdom Similar Danescourt railway station, Pontlottyn railway station, Radyr railway station, Ynyswen railway station, Fernhill railway station |
Fairwater railway station is a railway station serving the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. The station was built when the City Line 3 miles (5 km) west of Cardiff Central opened to passenger services in 1987. The line on which it is situated on was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1859 to serve the docks at Penarth.
Passenger services are currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
Services
On Monday to Saturdays, two trains per hour in each direction serve Fairwater. Southbound services run towards Cardiff Central and continue to Coryton; northbound trains run to Radyr. There is no Sunday service. The station is unmanned.
References
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