- Ninian Park railway station
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Ninian Park 
Parc Ninian 
Location Place Ninian Park Local authority Cardiff Operations Station code NNP Managed by Arriva Trains Wales Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 14,872 2005/06 * 
18,2542006/07 * 27,7582007/08 * 35,3712008/09 * 50,4682009/10 * 56,732History 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 Ninian Park from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. See also: Rail transport in CardiffNinian Park railway station serves the Leckwith and South Canton areas of Cardiff, which lies just outside Cardiff city centre.
The station, which is situated 1.6 km (0.99 mi) west of Cardiff Central, was opened when the City Line reopened to passenger services in 1987, using platforms previously used only for special trains run in connection with football matches. For this reason it has the longest platforms on the line, accommodating up to nine coaches, rather than two coaches as at the other three stations opened at the same time. The station appeared on Ordnance Survey maps from at least as early as 1946 until the early 1980s as a white circle, denoting that it was closed to regular passenger services. See the map below: Ninian Park is the white circle west of the city centre:
The station is located near the former Cardiff City F.C. stadium and is adjacent to the South Wales Main Line, but trains on this route do not stop. The Cardiff Canton depot is also situated next to the station.
Stadium
Cardiff City's Cardiff City Stadium is less than 5 minutes' walk down the road, across the road from the station's namesake Ninian Park stadium. However, trains do not run to the station within three hours of a match due to fears that platforms cannot safely accommodate large numbers of passengers attending.[citation needed]
See also
- List of railway stations in Cardiff
External links
- Train times and station information for Ninian Park railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Cardiff Central Arriva Trains Wales
Waun-Gron Park 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:- Railway stations in Cardiff
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales
- DfT Category F2 stations
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