Dinas Powys railway station

Dinas Powys railway station is one of two railway stations serving the village of Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is located on Network Rail's Barry Branch 4½ miles (7 km) south of Cardiff Central towards Barry Island and Bridgend (via Barry and Rhoose).

Dinas Powys
Location
Place	Dinas Powys
Local authority	Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates	51°25′53″N 3°13′08″W
Grid reference	ST153709
Operations
Station code	DNS
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	104,534
2015/16	103,106
2016/17	97,050
2017/18	93,374
2018/19	89,990
History
Key dates	Opened 20 December 1888 (20 December 1888)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dinas Powys from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

As of October 2018, passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a 15-minute frequency northbound to Cardiff Central and beyond (to either Aberdare or Merthyr Tydfil). Southbound 3 trains per hour to Barry Island and an hourly service to Bridgend via Rhoose.[1]

Evenings and Sundays there is a generally a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central. Evenings there is an hourly service southbound to Barry Island and Bridgend whilst on Sundays half-hourly to Barry Island and every two hours to Bridgend.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Eastbrook		Transport for Wales Vale Line		Cadoxton

References

1. Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Dinas Powys railway station from National Rail