- Danescourt railway station
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Coordinates: 51°30′02″N 3°14′02″W / 51.5005°N 3.2339°W
Danescourt 
Location Place Danescourt Local authority Cardiff Operations Station code DCT Managed by Arriva Trains Wales Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 45,943 2005/06 * 
37,1052006/07 * 
49,0482007/08 * 64,9302008/09 * 69,0562009/10 * 64,528History Opened 1987 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Danescourt from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. See also: Rail transport in CardiffDanescourt railway station is a railway station serving Danescourt, which is a suburban area of Cardiff, Wales.
The station is the first stop after Radyr on the City Line 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Cardiff Central. The City Line was originally a freight only line. However, in 1987, hourly passenger services began to run from Cardiff Central to Radyr.
Both of the station's two platforms are accessible for disabled passengers via ramps. The Cardiff-bound platform is accessible via a road bridge, whilst the Radyr-bound platform is accessiable via a small street (Beale Close) off the main road (Danescourt Way). A footbridge links the two platforms.
Danescourt also sees some non-stop trains in both directions, and freight trains to and from Tower Colliery to and from Aberthaw Power Station.
The station has been adopted under the Arriva Trains Wales 'Adopt a Station' scheme by one of its own drivers, David Avery and his two sons Ross and Tom.
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:
- 2 trains per hour (tph) to Coryton via Cardiff Central, calling at Fairwater, Waun-Gron Park, Ninian Park, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath Low Level, Ty Glas, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton
It takes 12 minutes to reach Cardiff Central and 8 minutes to reach Radyr. There is no Sunday service.
See also
- List of railway stations in Cardiff
External links
- Train times and station information for Danescourt railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Fairwater Arriva Trains Wales
Radyr Transport in Cardiff Road M4 motorway • European route E30 • A48(M) motorway • A48 road • A470 road • A469 road • A4054 road • A4119 road • A4160 road • A4161 road • A4232 road
Bus Bus transport in Cardiff • Cardiff Central bus station • Cardiff Bus • Iff card • Veolia Transport Cymru •National Express • Stagecoach Wales • First CymruBus routes List of bus routes in Cardiff • Free b city shuttle • Baycar • Capital City Red • Capital City GreenCycle Railway lines and operators Rail transport in Cardiff • South Wales Main Line • Butetown Branch · City Line · Coryton Line · Maesteg Line · Merthyr Line · Rhondda Line · Rhymney Line · Vale of Glamorgan Line • Arriva Trains Wales • First Great Western • CrossCountryMajor railway stations Other city railway stations Birchgrove • Cardiff Bay • Cathays • Coryton • Danescourt • Fairwater • Grangetown • Heath High Level • Heath Low Level • Lisvane and Thornhill • Llandaf • Llanishen • Ninian Park • Radyr • Rhiwbina • Ty Glas • Waun-Gron Park • Whitchurch • List of railway stations in CardiffAir Water Categories:- Wales railway station stubs
- Railway stations in Cardiff
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations opened in 1987
- Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales
- DfT Category F2 stations
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