Gabalfa railway station

Gabalfa
General information
Location	Gabalfa, Cardiff Wales
Owned by	Transport for Wales
Operated by	Transport for Wales
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Line(s)	Merthyr
Platforms	2
Key dates
2028	Opening

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]} A station in the Gabalfa ward was first proposed by Cardiff County Council in 2000. ^[6]

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

See also

• Proposed railway stations in Wales
• Transport in Cardiff

References

1. What's happening in South East Wales Archived 2018-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Welsh Government
2. "Gabalfa Metro Station". Cardiff Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. 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. 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.
6. "Cardiff County Council - Local Transport Plan 2000-2016". Cardiff County Council. 1 August 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.

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