Rhiwbina train station
You can reach 10 stations directly from Rhiwbina on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Birchgrove, with 66 trains a day.
Direct trains from Rhiwbina
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchgrove | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Cardiff Central | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Coryton | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Heath Low Level | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Tŷ Glas | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Whitchurch | 66 | 68 | 26 |
| Dingle Road | 64 | 65 | 25 |
| Grangetown | 64 | 64 | 25 |
| Penarth | 64 | 65 | 25 |
Freight through Rhiwbina station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Rhiwbina 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 Rhiwbina station is
81,840 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,854th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Rhiwbina and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 33,800 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
- Whitchurch 0.3 miles
- Birchgrove 0.5 miles
- Coryton 0.7 miles
- Tŷ Glas 0.7 miles
- Llandaf 1.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Rhiwbina, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Gabalfa · 1.5 miles
- Pentyrch · 1.7 miles
- Tongwynlais · 1.8 miles
- Cefn Onn Halt · 2.4 miles
- Crwys Road · 2.5 miles
- Ely Main Line · 2.6 miles
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Facilities at Rhiwbina station
Rhiwbina is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 8 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Rhiwbina station
Rhiwbina station is in Cardiff - Caerdydd, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 1.0 miles north-west.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Rhiwbina Shopping Centre.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Rhiwbina 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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