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 Llanishen 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Llanishen had 150,718 entries and exits, making it the 1,413rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1413/2575
It ranked 494th busiest (out of 997), with 655 scheduled services per week.
494/997
That's a daily average of 412.93 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.43 passengers per service, giving it the 1,298th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1298/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 113,874
Reduced price entries & exits: 8,068
Season ticket entries & exits: 28,776
Total entries & exits: 150,718
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +44,232 : 41.54%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down124450
Up122443
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +49,981 (+49.62%)

Location Details

Location: Llanishen
CRS: LLS / NLC: 3847 / TIPLOC(S): LLISHEN
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 318123 182201
Constituency: Cardiff North
Local Authority: Cardiff - Caerdydd
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CAR 4m 60ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Llanishen during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (27,888 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (17,386 journeys)
•Caerphilly (3,389 journeys)
•Penarth (2,981 journeys)
•Cardiff Bay (2,573 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Llanishen's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Heath High Level1.10
Lisvane and Thornhill0.80