Penarth train station
You can reach 26 stations directly from Penarth on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 122 trains a day.
- 26 direct destinations
- 858th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 15 parking spaces
- 7 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Penarth
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Central | 122 | 120 | 28 |
| Dingle Road | 122 | 120 | 28 |
| Grangetown | 122 | 119 | 28 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 114 | 113 | 25 |
| Birchgrove | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Coryton | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Heath Low Level | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Rhiwbina | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Tŷ Glas | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Whitchurch | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Caerphilly | 50 | 48 | 0 |
| Heath High Level | 50 | 48 | 0 |
| Llanishen | 50 | 48 | 0 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 50 | 48 | 0 |
| Aber | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bargoed | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brithdir | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Energlyn & Churchill Park | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilfach Fargoed | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hengoed | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Llanbradach | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pengam | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pontlottyn | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhymney | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tir-Phil | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Freight through Penarth station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Penarth 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 Penarth station is
507,526 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 858th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Penarth and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 201,098 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 10 stations instead of 26, a drop of about 62%. Saturday runs to 26.
Nearest other stations
- Dingle Road 0.4 miles
- Cogan 0.9 miles
- Eastbrook 1.4 miles
- Dinas Powys 1.9 miles
- Cardiff Bay 2.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Penarth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Alberta Place Halt · 0.4 miles
- Lower Penarth · 1.0 miles
- Llandough Platform · 1.3 miles
- Lavernock · 1.8 miles
- Cardiff Riverside Branch · 2.0 miles
- Clarence Road · 2.0 miles
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Facilities at Penarth station
Penarth is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:40 to 14:40 · Saturday: 07:20 to 15:20 · Sunday: closed
Parking at Penarth station
- Station Car Park 15 spaces, 2 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 June 2026.
Getting to Penarth station
Penarth station is in Vale of Glamorgan - Bro Morgannwg, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 7.0 miles north.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Penarth Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Penarth 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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