Caerphilly train station
You can reach 30 stations directly from Caerphilly on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 173 trains a day.
- 30 direct destinations
- 773rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 222 parking spaces
- 13 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Caerphilly
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Central | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Heath High Level | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Llanishen | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Grangetown | 160 | 104 | 52 |
| Aber | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Llanbradach | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Bargoed | 118 | 118 | 27 |
| Hengoed | 118 | 118 | 27 |
| Pengam | 118 | 118 | 27 |
| Barry | 110 | 56 | 52 |
| Barry Docks | 110 | 56 | 52 |
| Cadoxton | 110 | 56 | 52 |
| Cogan | 110 | 56 | 52 |
| Dinas Powys | 110 | 56 | 52 |
| Eastbrook | 110 | 56 | 52 |
| Barry Island | 80 | 56 | 52 |
| Rhymney | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Energlyn & Churchill Park | 61 | 61 | 27 |
| Dingle Road | 50 | 48 | 0 |
| Penarth | 50 | 48 | 0 |
| Brithdir | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Pontlottyn | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Tir-Phil | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Gilfach Fargoed | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Bridgend | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Llantwit Major | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhoose Cardiff International Airport | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Caerphilly
Caerphilly is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Caerphilly station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly station is
623,058 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 773rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Caerphilly and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 263,038 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
- Aber 0.5 miles
- Energlyn & Churchill Park 1.0 miles
- Llanbradach 2.3 miles
- Lisvane and Thornhill 2.4 miles
- Taffs Well 2.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Caerphilly, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Penyrheol Halt · 1.3 miles
- Gwernydomen Halt · 1.5 miles
- Bedwas · 1.8 miles
- Nantgarw · 2.0 miles
- Cefn Onn Halt · 2.1 miles
- Trethomas · 2.4 miles
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Facilities at Caerphilly station
Caerphilly is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 18:00 · Saturday: 07:30 to 18:00 · Sunday: closed
Parking at Caerphilly station
- Station Car Park 222 spaces, 6 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 14 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Caerphilly station
Caerphilly station is in Caerphilly - Caerffili, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 2.9 miles south.
13 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Caerphilly Interchange Stand 1.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Caerphilly 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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