Gilfach Fargoed train station
You can reach 27 stations directly from Gilfach Fargoed on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aber, with 36 trains a day.
See Gilfach Fargoed on the map
Direct trains from Gilfach Fargoed
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aber | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Bargoed | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Cardiff Central | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Caerphilly | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Heath High Level | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Hengoed | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Llanishen | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Llanbradach | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Pengam | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Energlyn & Churchill Park | 35 | 35 | 27 |
| Grangetown | 30 | 29 | 26 |
| Barry | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Barry Docks | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Barry Island | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Cadoxton | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Cogan | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Dinas Powys | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Eastbrook | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Rhymney | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| Brithdir | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Pontlottyn | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Tir-Phil | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Dingle Road | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Penarth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Gilfach Fargoed
Gilfach Fargoed is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Gilfach Fargoed station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Gilfach Fargoed 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 Gilfach Fargoed station is
5,142 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,443rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Gilfach Fargoed and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 1,250 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
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Gilfach Fargoed, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Aber Bargoed · 0.8 miles
- Pengam (Mon) · 1.0 miles
- Fleur-de-Lis Platform · 1.5 miles
- Blackwood · 1.6 miles
- Argoed · 1.7 miles
- Penmaen Halt · 2.1 miles
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Facilities at Gilfach Fargoed station
Gilfach Fargoed is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Gilfach Fargoed station
Gilfach Fargoed station is in Caerphilly - Caerffili, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J30 (Pentwyn), 10.4 miles south.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Capel Hotel.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Gilfach Fargoed 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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