Grangetown railway station
Grangetown railway station is a railway station serving the Grangetown district of Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 1 mile south west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry, Penarth and Barry Island.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Grangetown Railway Station”, “Grangetown Station”, and “GTN”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Millennium Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games. Millennium Stadium is situated 1 mile north of Grangetown railway station.
Cardiff City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cardiff City Stadium is a stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City and the Wales national team. Following expansion of the Ninian Stand in July 2014, the stadium officially holds 33,280 supporters. Cardiff City Stadium is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Grangetown railway station.
St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Markhealey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Paul's Church is a Grade II listed Church in Wales parish church opened in 1890 in Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales. Renovation work commenced in 2023 after a period of closure. St Paul’s Church is situated 1,200 feet east of Grangetown railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leckwith and Castle Quarter.
Leckwith
Suburb
Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.
Leckwith is an area in the west of Cardiff that includes parts of the communities of Canton and Grangetown.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Grangetown railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46725° or 51° 28′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.18956° or 3° 11′ 22″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Operator
Transport for Wales RailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“GTN”Open location code
9C3RFR86+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1597729335OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
6952675Wikidata ID
Q3460666
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Grangetown railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格兰奇敦站”
- Dutch: “station Grangetown”
- Dutch: “Station Grangetown”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جرانجيتون”
- French: “gare de Grangetown”
- French: “Grangetown”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Trelluest”
- Welsh: “Grangetown”
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