Brithdir train station
You can reach 30 stations directly from Brithdir on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aber, with 37 trains a day.
Address: NP24 6XY
Brithdir is the nearest station for postcodes in CF81. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Brithdir
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aber | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Bargoed | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Cardiff Central | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Caerphilly | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Heath High Level | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Hengoed | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Llanishen | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Llanbradach | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Pengam | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Pontlottyn | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Rhymney | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Tir-Phil | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Grangetown | 33 | 5 | 26 |
| Barry | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| Barry Docks | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| Cadoxton | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| Cogan | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| Dinas Powys | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| Eastbrook | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| Bridgend | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Island | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| Llantwit Major | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhoose Cardiff International Airport | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Energlyn & Churchill Park | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Gilfach Fargoed | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Dingle Road | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Penarth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Brithdir
Brithdir is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Brithdir station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Brithdir 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 Brithdir station is
13,052 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,348th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Brithdir and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 4,084 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
- Tir-Phil 1.1 miles
- Bargoed 1.2 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed 1.8 miles
- Pengam 2.7 miles
- Pontlottyn 3.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Brithdir, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Aber Bargoed · 1.0 miles
- Holly Bush · 1.2 miles
- Darran and Deri · 1.5 miles
- Ogilvie Village Halt · 1.7 miles
- Argoed · 1.9 miles
- Ogilvie Colliery Halt · 2.0 miles
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Facilities at Brithdir station
Brithdir is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 4 spaces (sheltered).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Brithdir station
Brithdir station is in Caerphilly - Caerffili, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J27 (High Cross), 11.9 miles south-east.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Bristol Terrace.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Brithdir 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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