| General information | |||||
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| Location | Fairwater,Cardiff Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°29′38″N3°14′02″W / 51.4940°N 3.2339°W /51.4940; -3.2339 | ||||
| Grid reference | ST144779 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FRW | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1987 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | |||||
| 2021/22 | |||||
| 2022/23 | |||||
| 2023/24 | |||||
| 2024/25 | |||||
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Fairwater railway station is arailway station serving theFairwater area ofCardiff, Wales. Passenger services are currently operated byTransport for Wales.
The station was opened in 1987 when a passenger service was introduced to theCity Line. The line on which it is situated on was originally goods only and was opened by theTaff Vale Railway in 1859 to serve the docks atPenarth.[1]
On Monday to Saturdays, two trains per hour in each direction serve Fairwater. Southbound services run towardsCardiff Central and continue toCoryton; northbound trains run toRadyr. There is no Sunday service.[2] The station is unstaffed.
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waun-gron Park | Transport for Wales Cardiff City Line | Danescourt | ||