Dingle Road railway station
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Dingle Road railway station is a railway station serving the town of Penarth
in the Vale of Glamorgan
in Wales
. It is located on the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line
4 miles (6 km) south of Cardiff Central
towards Penarth
.
The Dingle Road halt is unusual in that it is located on a slope. The gradient approaching Dingle Road is very steep, causing more than a few of Arriva's Class 142
and Class 143
to fail, or struggle when crawling up the slope, particularly if the train is running on a single engine instead of the normal two.
The downside platform, just visible to the right in the photo, has been disused since the 1960s and the Beeching Axe
when the downside rails were removed making the Penarth rail spur a single track service. The preceding station used to be Cogan
but that was closed to passengers in 1968.
Passenger services from this station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales
as part of the Valley Lines
network.
The Dingle Road Halt was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway
as an additional Penarth station in 1904.
Penarth
Penarth is a town and seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan , Wales, 5.2 miles south west from the city centre of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff and lying on the north shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay...
in the Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located on the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line
Vale of Glamorgan Line
The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. There are also branch lines to Penarth and Barry Island. As its names suggests, the line runs through the Vale of Glamorgan....
4 miles (6 km) south of Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
towards Penarth
Penarth railway station
Penarth railway station is the railway station serving the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is the terminus of the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line 4¼ miles south of Cardiff Central.-The busy years:...
.
The Dingle Road halt is unusual in that it is located on a slope. The gradient approaching Dingle Road is very steep, causing more than a few of Arriva's Class 142
British Rail Class 142
The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. 96 units were built by BREL in Derby between 1985 and 1987. They were a development of the earlier Class 141 which were introduced in 1984....
and Class 143
British Rail Class 143
The British Rail Class 143 is a diesel multiple unit, part of the Pacer family of trains introduced between 1985 and 1986. They originally worked in the North-East of England but were later transferred to Wales and South-West England....
to fail, or struggle when crawling up the slope, particularly if the train is running on a single engine instead of the normal two.
The downside platform, just visible to the right in the photo, has been disused since the 1960s and the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
when the downside rails were removed making the Penarth rail spur a single track service. The preceding station used to be Cogan
Cogan railway station
Cogan railway station is a railway station serving Cogan in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 2¾ miles south of Cardiff Central on the way to Barry Island and Bridgend....
but that was closed to passengers in 1968.
Passenger services from this station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
as part of the Valley Lines
Valley Lines
Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes is the busy network of passenger suburban railway services radiating from Cardiff, Wales. It includes lines within the city itself, the Vale of Glamorgan and the South Wales Valleys....
network.
The Dingle Road Halt was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway
The Taff Vale Railway is a railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, and is one of the oldest in Wales. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the Great Western Railway...
as an additional Penarth station in 1904.