Lisvane and Thornhill railway station is a railway station serving the Lisvane and Thornhill areas of north Cardiff, Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. This station replaced Cefn Onn Halt railway station, which was closed in 1986.

Services

The Monday to Saturday daytime service pattern is six trains an hour southbound to Cardiff Central: two continue to Penarth, three to Barry Island and one to Bridgend. Northbound six trains an hour run to Caerphilly, with four continuing to Bargoed and two of those going on to Rhymney. The frequency decreases in the evening. On Sundays, the service pattern is two trains an hour southbound to Cardiff Central and Barry Island, and two an hour northbound to Caerphilly, with one continuing to Rhymney. Services are operated by Class 150 and Class 231 trains.

History

The station was officially opened on 4 November 1985 by the Chairman of South Glamorgan County Council, County Councillor Kenneth Hutchings. It was constructed at a cost of £182,000, jointly financed by South Glamorgan County Council and British Rail, with the help of a grant from the European Regional Development Fund. The station, which is situated on the northern outskirts of Cardiff, 4.5 mi from Queen Street, was hoped to generate at least 900 passenger journeys per day, both inbound and outbound. An 80-space County Council park-and-ride car park was constructed alongside the station.