Barry Island train station
You can reach 25 stations directly from Barry Island on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barry, with 90 trains a day.
Direct trains from Barry Island
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Barry Docks | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Cadoxton | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Cardiff Central | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Cogan | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Dinas Powys | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Eastbrook | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Grangetown | 90 | 66 | 59 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 80 | 56 | 52 |
| Caerphilly | 80 | 56 | 52 |
| Heath High Level | 80 | 56 | 52 |
| Llanishen | 80 | 56 | 52 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 80 | 56 | 52 |
| Aber | 78 | 54 | 26 |
| Llanbradach | 78 | 54 | 26 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 78 | 54 | 26 |
| Bargoed | 77 | 53 | 26 |
| Hengoed | 77 | 53 | 26 |
| Pengam | 77 | 53 | 26 |
| Energlyn & Churchill Park | 53 | 53 | 26 |
| Gilfach Fargoed | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Rhymney | 29 | 5 | 26 |
| Brithdir | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| Pontlottyn | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| Tir-Phil | 16 | 4 | 26 |
Freight through Barry Island station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Barry Island station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Barry Island station is
446,058 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 921st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Barry Island and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 113,130 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Barry 0.6 miles
- Barry Docks 0.9 miles
- Cadoxton 1.8 miles
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport 3.3 miles
- Dinas Powys 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Barry Island, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Woodham Brothers · 0.3 miles
- Barry Pier · 0.5 miles
- Sully · 2.5 miles
- Swanbridge · 3.2 miles
- Lavernock · 4.1 miles
- Wenvoe · 4.2 miles
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Facilities at Barry Island station
Barry Island is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Parking at Barry Island station
- Station Car Park
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Barry Island station
Barry Island station is in Vale of Glamorgan - Bro Morgannwg, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J33 (Capel Llanilltern), 8.1 miles north.
5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station Approach Road.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Barry Island station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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