Eastbrook railway station

Eastbrook
National Rail
General information
LocationDinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°26′16″N 3°12′22″W / 51.4379°N 3.2061°W / 51.4379; -3.2061
Grid referenceST162716
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeEBK
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
24 November 1986Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.171 million
2019/20Increase 0.176 million
2020/21Decrease 25,534
2021/22Increase 79,628
2022/23Increase 0.114 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Eastbrook railway station is a railway station serving the Eastbrook area of Dinas Powys, a village near Cardiff, South Wales. It is located on Network Rail's Barry Branch 3+12 miles (5.6 km) south of Cardiff Central towards Barry Island and Bridgend (via Barry and Rhoose).

Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. It is one of the more recent additions to the route, being opened by British Rail in 1986.

Services

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The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service from Eastbrook is:[1]

These services combine to give 4 tph to Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and stations to Pontypridd (excluding Trefforest Estate) and 4 tph to Barry. In the evening, trains run every 30 minutes each way and on Sundays there are 2 tph to Barry Island, one every 2 hours to Bridgend and either two or three per hour to Cardiff.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cogan   Transport for Wales Rail
Vale of Glamorgan Line
  Dinas Powys

References

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  1. ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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