Lisvane and Thornhill train station
You can reach 30 stations directly from Lisvane and Thornhill on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 173 trains a day.
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- 30 direct destinations
- 1,273rd busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 80 parking spaces
- 5 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Lisvane and Thornhill
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 |
| Caerphilly | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Heath High Level | 173 | 172 | 54 |
| Llanishen | 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 Lisvane and Thornhill
Lisvane and Thornhill is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Lisvane and Thornhill station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Lisvane and Thornhill 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 Lisvane and Thornhill station is
241,176 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,273rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Lisvane and Thornhill and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 100,076 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
- Llanishen 0.8 miles
- Tŷ Glas 1.6 miles
- Birchgrove 1.7 miles
- Heath High Level 1.9 miles
- Heath Low Level 2.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Lisvane and Thornhill, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Cefn Onn Halt · 0.4 miles
- Gwernydomen Halt · 2.7 miles
- Tongwynlais · 3.0 miles
- Gabalfa · 3.1 miles
- Waterloo Halt · 3.1 miles
- Fountain Bridge Halt · 3.2 miles
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Facilities at Lisvane and Thornhill station
Lisvane and Thornhill is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Lisvane and Thornhill station
- Station Car Park 80 spaces, 5 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Lisvane and Thornhill station
Lisvane and Thornhill station is in Cardiff - Caerdydd, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J30 (Pentwyn), 2.1 miles east.
5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Lisvane Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Lisvane and Thornhill 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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