Taffs Well station lies between Radyr and Treforest Estate on the Valley's Line. Should you find…read moreyourself waiting idly for a train then at least you have a scenic view of the Garth Mountain. There's parking so good for park and ride into Cardiff centre (they've recently built another little car park across the road). You can access the station either from the car park on the east side or from Taffs Well village on the west by walking up the alleyway by John Mills the newsagents. There's a ticket man or lady there from about 7.30 to 9.30 weekday mornings, or you can buy a ticket on the train, mostly. Sometimes you end up in the unpaid fares queue at Cardiff Central if the conductor never turns up. There's live departure and arrival boards at the station or on the website.

There's sea, and there's land, and then there's semi-land which isn't as Land-y as Dry Land, and…read morethen there's really really dry land, which is known as "Land-AF." And this is not that. It is a station in the north part of Cardiff and has been renamed several times. And it's a Suburban Station and is very busy during rush hours, and the trains that come through here are often packed. It's a tiny little station with little platforms and a little old Station House, and it looks kind of in disrepair. I've been to almost every station in Wales and this one is pretty typical.

Llandaf Railway Station is located in Llandaff North, Cardiff. It serves the areas of Llandaf North…read moreand Whitchurch. The train station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1840 and today continues to prove popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Trains get really busy during rush hour periods. There are no barriers at this two platform station, nor is there a ticket office. You can often buy tickets on the trains. You get off at this stop for tactileBOSCH and FairPlay Festival.

Five stars for the cafe; two stars for the station. The chef in the cafe was charming, friendly and…read moresang while crafting my sausage and egg bap. Was boiling over with laughter, loved his friendliness. The train station is closed on the weekends for rail work, which means it takes twice as long to get anywhere on the bus. Purchased the bus tickets from the train staff inside, who kept directing a group of us to talk to the bus coordinator, and the bus coordinator was not available/missing...poor show!

The end of the bridge is here, hence the name…read more South Wales is big on trains, and has a large population most of whom use trains, and that is why this is the fifth busiest station in Wales. The others are all in the Cardiff area - including Newport - except for Swansea which is not that far to the West. Anyway it's definitely a busy station and it's pretty modern because of that, and looks like it was just built recently, although there are still some older elements to it. It's a nice station and it's fit for purpose.

This is the station serving the South Wales town of Bridgend, the first major stop westwards after…read moreCardiff, the junction for the branch line to Maesteg and the terminus of trains from the Vale of Glamorgan line which run via Cardiff Airport's station. The station dates to 1850, when it was opened along with the rest of the South Wales Railway from Chepstow to Swansea. The line was built by Brunel, and was operated from the start as part of the Great Western Railway. The original station building - an attractive stone building in a domestic Italianate Style - still survives, on the Down Line (to Swansea), although in the 1980s a new entrance and ticket hall in glass were erected at one end. The buildings on platform 2 (towards Cardiff and London) also date from the early 1980s. The original buildings of 1850 are Listed at Grade II. As well as the hourly 125 mph (200 kph) London-Swansea service, the station is served by the hourly Maesteg-Cardiff trains, and is the terminus for the hourly trains from Cardiff via the Vale of Glamorgan Line, which terminate in the newly built platform 1A. It is also served by the regular services to and from West Wales and the North West of England. The ticket and information offices are on platform 1 at the entrance, but the toilets and large (privately-run) buffet are on platform 2. The station has step-free access throughout, although passengers requiring assistance are advised to telephone in advance for wheelchair ramps, etc. The station has limited cycle-storage facilities, a taxi rank and a large 100-space car park (charges apply). The station serves a wide area and is the fifth busiest in Wales, with over 1.1 million passengers a year.

A small station with a fast main line service to London and the west of England. It has trains to…read moreWeymouth and Bristol so is an interchange. There is a ticket office and excellent toutist information is displayed in the waiting room.There is a coffee kiosk and taxis ard available here. It serves a wide area of south Somerset and there is a car park.

This place has been on my radyr for a long time, and I'm finally doing a review of it…read more This is a suburban station located in Cardiff. It has very regular trains that go to Cardiff Central and stop at Ninian Park on the way. It's on the murder lion. I meant line. And I didn't mean murder. But never mind. It serves the suburbs of Cardiff, and it's at the bottom of a hill. It's a cute standard little station that helps the people in this neighbourhood get around to the other parts of Cardiff and Wales. I've been to almost every station in Wales (the significant ones anyway), and it's one of the better ones.

Lydney station serves the small industrial town of Lydney, on the eastern edge of the Forest of…read moreDean. Although it is not anything to look at now, it has a long history. The first railway in the area was built very early a tramroad for carrying coal opened from the Forest to Lydney Docks, passing close by the station, in 1813. The main Cardiff- Gloucester line was built in 1851, and a station provided at the present location (then some miles from the town). In 1869 the tramroad was converted to a traditional railway, and a station provided adjacent to the main line station both became known as Lydney Junction. A new line from this junction was built in 1879 across the River Severn to Sharpness on an impressive viaduct of 21 spans. Alas, this closed in 1960 when a ship collided with the bridge and demolished two of the spans, and the whole bridge was dismantled between 1967 and 1970. To-day, Lydney station is a fairly basic unstaffed halt, with small waiting shelters, electronic departure boards, a large car-park and that's about it. There's not even a footbridge you cross by the level crossing next to the station, and there are (steep) ramps up to the platforms. It's served by the infrequent (hourly or less) service from Cheltenham to Cardiff, most of which are now extended west to Maesteg. The main of interest to-day is that it is adjacent (5-10 minutes' walk) from the preserved Dean Forest Railway station at Lydney Junction, and provides for rail interchange between the two. The DFR's station is also pretty basic, but does have a ticket office and toilets, as well as extensive sidings with all sorts of locomotives (mostly diesel) awaiting restoration. Details at: http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk

Ellie Goulding may be a racist, and that may be why they call her "Klan-Ellie", which is not to be…read moreconfused with this city in South Wales. This is a large station with large overhanging covers on both sides of the platforms, which is pretty excellent because a lot of the stations in South Wales don't have anything like that. It's right between two level crossings, and lots of cars are driving across the tracks on both sides of the station, which you would think would be a little bit treacherous, but it hasn't been too bad so far because it's quite well run. It hasn't changed much since the 70s, and looks almost identical except for some of the colouring on some of the overhangs. There were some riots here in 1911. Some people have been shot dead by the British military right at this spot, and the riots are a dark stain on the history of the UK, which hasn't really changed - they've just gotten better at controlling people.

lucky dip with staff, some friendly, some downright arrogant. Ticket office opening hours are…read morelimited, ticket machine occasionally breaks down.

A useful little station right opposite the shops in Burry Port. It is staffed part time and there…read moreare no self service ticket machines. There is a seating area but no waiting room, two platforms (with a foot bridge between), a small car park (no charge for rail users) and a separate toilet block, which is basic but well looked after (it includes a radar key disabled toilet).