Radyr train station
You can reach 34 stations directly from Radyr on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Pontypridd, with 388 trains a day.
- 34 direct destinations
- 917th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 115 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Radyr
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 388 | 389 | 96 |
| Taffs Well | 388 | 389 | 96 |
| Treforest Estate | 388 | 389 | 96 |
| Trefforest | 388 | 389 | 96 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Cathays | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Llandaf | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Abercynon | 250 | 251 | 52 |
| Cardiff Central | 202 | 203 | 82 |
| Aberdare | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Cwmbach | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Danescourt | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Fernhill | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Fairwater | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Merthyr Vale | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Mountain Ash | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Ninian Park | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 125 | 126 | 25 |
| Pentre-bach | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Quakers Yard | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Waun-gron Park | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Cardiff Bay | 68 | 68 | 14 |
| Dinas Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llwynypia | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Porth | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Tonypandy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ton Pentre | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treherbert | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trehafod | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treorchy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ynyswen | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ystrad Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
Lines serving Radyr
Radyr is on the Cardiff and Merthyr Line and the Cardiff City Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Radyr station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Radyr 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 Radyr station is
450,356 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 917th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 67,009 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Radyr and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 200,892 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
- Coryton 0.8 miles
- Llandaf 1.0 miles
- Whitchurch 1.2 miles
- Danescourt 1.3 miles
- Rhiwbina 1.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Radyr, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Pentyrch · 0.5 miles
- Tongwynlais · 1.0 miles
- St-y-Nyll Platform · 1.8 miles
- Ely Mill · 2.1 miles
- Ely Main Line · 2.3 miles
- Gabalfa · 2.3 miles
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Facilities at Radyr station
Radyr is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 13:00 · Saturday: 08:30 to 15:00
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Parking at Radyr station
- Station Car Park 115 spaces, 14 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 16 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 20 August 2026.
Getting to Radyr station
Radyr station is in Cardiff - Caerdydd, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 0.6 miles north.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Station Road.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Radyr 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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