Birchgrove railway station
Railway station in Cardiff, Wales
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Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north of Cardiff Central, with the station situated beneath the A469.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Birchgrove, Cardiff Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.5213°N 3.2027°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST166809 | ||||
| Manager | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | BCG | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 10 June 1929 | Opened as Birchgrove Halt[1] | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Birchgrove[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  5,104 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  17,072 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 33,378 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 49,066 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 53,024 | ||||
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Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1929.[citation needed]
In March 2025, the BBC included the station in a list of "Britain's 10 worst performing stations by percentage of cancelled trains".[2]
Services
Monday to Saturday, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central and onwards to Penarth and to Coryton northbound. As of December 2025, there is now an hourly service.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Ty Glas | Transport for Wales Coryton Line |
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