Llanbradach railway station

51°36′11″N 3°13′59″W / 51.6031°N 3.2331°W / 51.6031; -3.2331Grid referenceST146900Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLNBClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpened1893Passengers2018/19 98,8082019/20 92,4982020/21 13,2742021/22 39,9822022/23 49,924

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llanbradach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Llanbradach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.

History

The railway line through here opened in 1858. Llanbradach station was opened on 1 March 1893 by the Rhymney Railway, replacing Pwllypant (Bradshaw's spelling) a short way to the south.^[1]

Services

The station has a frequent service - currently four departures per hour each way, to Bargoed northbound and to Caerphilly, Cardiff Central and Penarth southbound. One northbound train each hour continues to Rhymney, with extras at peak times. In the evening, the service reduces to hourly each way and on Sundays to two-hourly (when southbound trains run to Barry Island rather than Penarth).^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aber or Energlyn & Churchill Park		Transport for Wales Rhymney Line		Ystrad Mynach

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Ebbw line	Risca Crosskeys Newbridge
Rhymney line	Caerphilly Aber Energlyn Llanbradach Ystrad Mynach Hengoed Pengam Bargoed Brithdir Tir-phil Pontlottyn Rhymney

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