Penarth railway 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.
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 | 30 |
| Dingle Road | 122 | 120 | 30 |
| Grangetown | 122 | 120 | 30 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 114 | 113 | 26 |
| Birchgrove | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Coryton | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Heath Low Level | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Rhiwbina | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Tŷ Glas | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Whitchurch | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Caerphilly | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| Heath High Level | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| Llanishen | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 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 |
How busy Penarth 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: 14 stations instead of 26, a drop of about 46%. 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
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.