Gabalfa railway station

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Gabalfa
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General information
Location Gabalfa, Cardiff
Wales
Owned by Transport for Wales
Operated by Transport for Wales
Managed by Transport for Wales
Line(s)Merthyr
Platforms2
Key dates
2028Opening

Gabalfa is a proposed railway station on the Merthyr line in the Gabalfa district of Cardiff, Wales. The station would be on the South Wales Metro [1] and be part of the Wales & Borders franchise. [2] It is planned to open in 2028. [2] [3] It will be located on an old coal yard next to the existing railway. [4] This followed significant local petitioning for a railway station from Gabalfa and Mynachdy. [4] [5]

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Cathays   Transport for Wales
Merthyr Line
  Llandaf

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References

  1. What's happening in South East Wales Archived 2018-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Welsh Government
  2. 1 2 "Gabalfa Metro Station". Cardiff Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. Barry, Sion (8 February 2021). "South Wales Metro might not be completed until 2024". Business Live. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 Seabrook, Alex (22 April 2021). "Metro station to be built in Gabalfa on land earmarked for flats". WalesOnline. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. Aunger, Corey (15 March 2019). "Residents call for railway station on controversial Gabalfa site". The Cardiffian. Retrieved 18 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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