Lisvane and Thornhill railway station
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Lisvane and Thornhill railway station is a railway station serving the Lisvane
and Thornhill areas of north Cardiff
. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
The current service pattern is four trains an hour to , , , and , and the opposite direction towards , , and . Three trains terminate at , one train per hour continues to .
Journey times are approximately:
Services are operated by Class 142 'Pacer' units
, Class 143 'Pacer' units
and Class 150 'Sprinter' units
.
The station is the replacement to the Cefn Onn Halt railway station
, which was closed in 1986.
Lisvane
Lisvane is an affluent community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, located north of the city centre. Lisvane is one of the most desirable areas of both Cardiff and Wales, and as of 2011, has an average house price £410,000 with many properties worth in excess of £1 million...
and Thornhill areas of north Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
The current service pattern is four trains an hour to , , , and , and the opposite direction towards , , and . Three trains terminate at , one train per hour continues to .
Journey times are approximately:
- 10 minutes to
- 15 minutes to
- 33 minutes to
- 4 minutes to
- 17 minutes to
- 28 minutes to
- 46 minutes to
Services are operated by Class 142 'Pacer' units
British Rail Class 142
The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. 96 units were built by BREL in Derby between 1985 and 1987. They were a development of the earlier Class 141 which were introduced in 1984....
, Class 143 'Pacer' units
British Rail Class 143
The British Rail Class 143 is a diesel multiple unit, part of the Pacer family of trains introduced between 1985 and 1986. They originally worked in the North-East of England but were later transferred to Wales and South-West England....
and Class 150 'Sprinter' units
British Rail Class 150
The British Rail Class 150 "Sprinter" diesel multiple units were built by BREL from 1984-87. A total of 137 units were built in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier first-generation "Heritage" DMUs.- Background :...
.
The station is the replacement to the Cefn Onn Halt railway station
Cefn Onn Halt railway station
Cefn Onn railway station was a halt on the Rhymney Line between Cardiff and Rhymney, Wales opened in 1871. It was replaced by Lisvane & Thornhill, a short distance to the south, and closed on 27 September 1986.-Today:...
, which was closed in 1986.