Llanishen train station

You can reach 30 stations directly from Llanishen on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 173 trains a day.

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30 direct destinations
1,319th busiest in Britain
Unstaffed
Step-free in part
42 parking spaces
6 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Llanishen

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
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

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Lines serving Llanishen

Llanishen is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Llanishen station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Llanishen 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 Llanishen station is

225,800 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,319th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Llanishen and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 80,106 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.