Barry Docks railway station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Location | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°24′09″N 3°15′41″W / 51.4024°N 3.2615°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
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| Station code | BYD |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 December 1888 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2017/18) |  0.246 million |
| Passengers (2018/19) | 0.251 million |
| Passengers (2019/20) |  0.239 million |
| Passengers (2020/21) | 53,694 |
| Passengers (2021/22) | 0.170 million |
Barry Docks Railway Station is one of three train stations in the town of Barry, South Wales. It is a busy place where trains run as part of the Valley Lines network. Transport for Wales operates all the passenger services here.
This station is closer to the center of Barry than Barry station. It is on the train line that goes from Cardiff Central to Barry Island. The station is about 7 miles (11 km) south of Cardiff Central. It is also just over 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Barry station. From Barry station, you can connect to the Vale of Glamorgan line. This line goes to Bridgend through places like Rhoose Cardiff International Airport station and Llantwit Major station.
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History of Barry Docks Station
Barry Docks Railway Station first opened on December 20, 1888. It was built by a company called the Barry Railway Company. This company was created after a special law was passed on August 14, 1884. The law allowed them to build the important Barry Docks. These docks were very important for shipping coal from Wales.
The Barry Railway Company also used to run special boats called Paddle Steamers. These boats would travel from Barry Pier, which was a bit further along the railway line. They went across the Bristol Channel to different places. However, the company later sold these boat services to P & A Campbell, a company from Bristol.
Train Services at Barry Docks
Trains run frequently from Barry Docks, connecting people to many places.
Weekday and Saturday Services
- During the day, from Monday to Saturday, a train leaves every 15 minutes.
- These trains go north towards Cardiff Central.
- Some trains continue past Cardiff Central to places like Merthyr Tydfil or Aberdare.
- Going south, there are three trains every hour to Barry Island.
- One train every hour goes to Bridgend via Rhoose.
Connecting to Other Lines
- From Cardiff Central, you can catch trains to other Valley Lines. These include lines to Rhymney, Treherbert, and Ebbw Vale town.
- There are also City Line trains that run between Radyr and Coryton.
- You can also connect to the South Wales main line if you want to travel further east.
- If you take the Vale of Glamorgan branch west to Bridgend, you can connect to the South Wales main line there. This line goes towards Swansea and to the Llynfi branch to Maesteg.
Evening and Sunday Services
- In the evenings and on Sundays, trains usually run every half hour to Cardiff Central.
- In the evenings, there is an hourly train going south to Barry Island and Bridgend.
- On Sundays, trains go to Barry Island every half hour.
- Trains to Bridgend run every two hours on Sundays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Cadoxton | Transport for Wales Vale Line |
Barry | ||
Images for kids
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The station in 1962
