Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Birchgrove had 33,378 entries and exits, making it the 2,078th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 710th busiest (out of 997), with 360 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 91.45 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 1.78 passengers per service, giving it the 1,512nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 26,328
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,526
Season ticket entries & exits: 5,524
Total entries & exits: 33,378
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+16,306 : 95.51%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
Single | 65 | 236 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
164 | Coryton - Cardiff | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023:-11,197 (-25.12%)
Reasons for change:
2007-08 Growth of 27% or more2010-11 #No obvious reason to explain change in usage2011-12 Cause of large decrease not clear2012-13 Reason for decrease unclear2013-14 Installation of TVMs in Cardiff Valleys has improved accuracy of ticket sales origin data, significantly increasing demand allocated to some stations2014-15 High Growth Trend (Wales)
Location Details
Location: Birchgrove
CRS: BCG / NLC: 3907 / TIPLOC(S): BCHGRV
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 316668 180975
Constituency: Cardiff North
Local Authority: Cardiff - Caerdydd
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CRY 1m 37ch
CRS: BCG / NLC: 3907 / TIPLOC(S): BCHGRV
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 316668 180975
Constituency: Cardiff North
Local Authority: Cardiff - Caerdydd
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CRY 1m 37ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Birchgrove during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (5,630 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (4,627 journeys)
•Cardiff Bay (1,365 journeys)
•Trefforest (550 journeys)
•Fairwater (336 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Cardiff Central (5,630 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (4,627 journeys)
•Cardiff Bay (1,365 journeys)
•Trefforest (550 journeys)
•Fairwater (336 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.