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Fairwater railway station

Fairwater railway station is a railway station serving the area of , Wales. Passenger services are currently operated by Transport for Wales.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Fairwater Railway Station”, “Fairwater Station”, and “FRW”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waun-gron Park railway station and Insole Court.

Railway station
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the Fairwater area of , Wales. Passenger services are currently operated by Transport for Wales. The station was opened in 1987 when a passenger service was introduced to the City Line, though the line itself opened in 1859 and was originally goods only. is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Fairwater railway station.

Castle
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade II* Listed Victorian Gothic mansion in , , Wales, built for wealthy businessman James Harvey Insole and dating back to 1855. is situated 2,100 feet east of Fairwater railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Backifran, CC BY 2.5.
is a railway station serving the Danescourt suburb of , Wales. The station is situated on the Cardiff City Line 3 miles north of . is situated 2,400 feet north of Fairwater railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ely and Caerau.

Suburb
Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district and community in , . It is to the north of Cowbridge Road West. defines the boundary to the south as does the River to the east and in part to the north.

Suburb
Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.
is a community in the west of , capital city of . Often considered part of by gully, Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue, lined with large trees.

Suburb
Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.
is a suburb and community in the north of , capital of . It is approximately 3 miles north of the centre of the city on the A470 road and A4054 road.

Fairwater railway station

Latitude
51.49389° or 51° 29′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.2338° or 3° 14′ 2″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Operator
Transport for Wales Rail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“FRW”
Open location code
9C3RFQV8+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246527118
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952571
Wiki­data ID
Q2482278
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Fairwater railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “菲尔沃特站”
  • Chinese: “费尔沃特”
  • Dutch: “station Fairwater”
  • Dutch: “Station Fairwater”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فايرواتير”
  • French: “Fairwater”
  • French: “gare de Fairwater”
  • Polish: “Fairwater”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Y Tyllgoed”
  • Welsh: “Y Tyllgoed”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fairwater railway station”. Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.