Fairwater railway station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Fairwater on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Abercynon, with 125 trains a day.
Direct trains from Fairwater
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercynon | 125 | 127 | 31 |
| Pontypridd | 125 | 127 | 36 |
| Radyr | 125 | 127 | 36 |
| Taffs Well | 125 | 127 | 36 |
| Treforest Estate | 125 | 127 | 36 |
| Trefforest | 125 | 127 | 36 |
| Aberdare | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Cardiff Central | 66 | 68 | 30 |
| Cwmbach | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Danescourt | 66 | 68 | 30 |
| Fernhill | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Mountain Ash | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Ninian Park | 66 | 68 | 30 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Waun-gron Park | 66 | 68 | 30 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 59 | 59 | 6 |
| Cathays | 59 | 59 | 6 |
| Llandaf | 59 | 59 | 6 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 59 | 59 | 5 |
| Merthyr Vale | 59 | 59 | 5 |
| Pentre-bach | 59 | 59 | 5 |
| Quakers Yard | 59 | 59 | 5 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 59 | 59 | 5 |
How busy Fairwater is
105,640 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,737th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Fairwater and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 35,912 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
- Waun-gron Park 0.4 miles
- Danescourt 0.4 miles
- Llandaf 1.0 miles
- Radyr 1.7 miles
- Coryton 1.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Fairwater, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ely Main Line · 0.6 miles
- Gabalfa · 1.5 miles
- St Fagans · 1.6 miles
- St-y-Nyll Platform · 1.7 miles
- Pentyrch · 2.2 miles
- Crwys Road · 2.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.