Dinas Powys railway station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dinas Powys
Location	Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°25′53″N 3°13′08″W / 51.4314°N 3.2188°W / 51.4314; -3.2188
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DNS
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	20 December 1888
Traffic
Passengers (2017/18)	93,374
Passengers (2018/19)	89,990
Passengers (2019/20)	85,148
Passengers (2020/21)	12,656
Passengers (2021/22)	52,590

Dinas Powys railway station is a train station in the village of Dinas Powys. This village is located in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is one of two train stops that serve the village. The station is about 7 kilometers (4.5 miles) south of Cardiff Central station. Trains from here travel towards Barry Island and Bridgend.

Since October 2018, train services at Dinas Powys are run by Transport for Wales. These services are part of the Valley Lines train network.

Train Services at Dinas Powys

This section tells you about the trains that stop at Dinas Powys station.

Weekday and Saturday Trains

• During the day, trains heading north to Cardiff Central leave every 15 minutes.
• From Cardiff Central, these trains continue to places like Aberdare or Merthyr Tydfil.
• Trains heading south to Barry Island leave three times an hour.
• There is also an hourly train service to Bridgend. This train goes through Rhoose on its way.

Evening and Sunday Trains

• In the evenings and on Sundays, trains to Cardiff Central usually run every half-hour.
• In the evenings, trains going south to Barry Island and Bridgend run once every hour.
• On Sundays, trains to Barry Island run every half-hour.
• Trains to Bridgend on Sundays run every two hours.