{"id":9286,"date":"2016-02-26T18:25:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T18:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9286"},"modified":"2016-02-26T18:25:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T18:25:40","slug":"is-whitchurch-train-station-losing-its-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/26\/is-whitchurch-train-station-losing-its-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Whitchurch train station losing its appeal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_9287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9287\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Whitchurch-Station-1958.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9287\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9287\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Whitchurch-Station-1958-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Whitchurch Station, 1958.\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9287\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Whitchurch-Station-1958-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Whitchurch Station, 1958.\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Whitchurch Station, 1958.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWHITCHURCH train station \u2013 once a substantial rail stop with two platforms, staff, and a goods shed \u2013\u00a0is now the least used station in Cardiff.<br \/>\nThe station has just\u00a016,202 passengers each year, compared to nearby Llandaff&#8217;s 448,000 annual estimated passenger usage according to the Office of Rail and Road statistics.<br \/>\nServing as the penultimate stop before the line ends at Coryton, Whitchurch station became single-track in the 1960s and has no services on Sundays.<br \/>\nLocals were quick to give many reasons for why Whitchurch attracts so few passengers in comparison with nearby stations.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9288\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5024.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9288\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9288\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Whitchurch station \u2013\u00a0platform in 2016.\" width=\"306\" height=\"229\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9288\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Whitchurch station \u2013\u00a0platform in 2016.\" width=\"306\" height=\"229\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Whitchurch station, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe unreliability of rail services at Whitchurch was a common criticism, as were complaints about the lack of parking and the relative frequency of trains at Llandaff station.<br \/>\nSeveral locals said they avoid the station due to worries over their safety, particularly at night.<br \/>\nOne Whitchurch resident, Sophie Baron, commented that she had lived in the area for 31 years but does not know the location of Whitchurch train station.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAngela Weeks added: \u201cIt is like the Hogwarts line \u2013\u00a0no-one knows it&#8217;s there!\u201d<br \/>\nAnother local, Richard Williams, said: \u201cIt would be far better used if it were run properly. If there is a delay anywhere on the valley lines it seems that the first to be cancelled is Coryton line.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cMany times the trains have terminated with no prior warning at Ty Glas station, which is in the middle of nowhere, on a dark wet winter night.<br \/>\n\u201cThe number of hours that I spent either driving my wife down to or back from Llandaff North or Central station I would be grateful to be returned.<br \/>\n\u201cThe tannoy announcements on Central give you no warning as to the cancellations up the line.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9290\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5055.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9290\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9290\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5055-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"An unlit pathway leads towards the platform. \" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9290\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5055-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"An unlit pathway leads towards the platform. \" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> An unlit pathway leads towards the platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhitchurch resident Debbie Wharton said: \u201cThe station at Whitchurch doesn&#8217;t feel very safe. It is dark and isolated behind tall trees.<br \/>\n\u201cI&#8217;d prefer to go to Coryton even though it&#8217;s a further walk, as it feels safer.\u201d<br \/>\nLocal resident Dan Cook expressed concern over the station\u2019s accessibility: \u201cIt also has no parking and is difficult to access for disabled or elderly people.<br \/>\n\u201cI imagine many people are reluctant to use it in the dark as it is not easily visible from the main road.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9289\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5052.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9289\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9289\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5052-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Steep steps down to the station.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9289\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5052-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Steep steps down to the station.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Steps go\u00a0down to the station from Northern Avenue.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nJanet Osborne felt that parking was the main issue: \u201cIf some parking was freed up \u2013 maybe in Whitchurch hospital grounds as it&#8217;s closing \u2013\u00a0more people would use the station, especially as it&#8217;s so close to Coryton interchange.&#8221;<br \/>\nAn Arriva Trains Wales spokesperson said:\u00a0\u201cWhitchurch station remains a popular station for local residents.<br \/>\n\u201cHowever as it is on the Coryton line there is no\u00a0Sunday\u00a0service which will therefore impact on the usage statistics.\u201d<br \/>\nRamesh Patel, Cardiff Council&#8217;s Cabinet Member for Transport was unavailable for comment.<br \/>\nWhat do you think of Whitchurch station? Send us your views\u00a0at @cardiffian_news on Twitter or via our Facebook page, The Cardiffian.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9293\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WTS.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9293\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9293\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WTS.jpg\" alt=\"Passengers using Cardiff train stations, 2014-15 (exc. Central, Queen St, Bay, and Cathays)\" width=\"592\" height=\"372\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9293\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WTS.jpg\" alt=\"Passengers using Cardiff train stations, 2014-15 (exc. Central, Queen St, Bay, and Cathays)\" width=\"592\" height=\"372\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Passengers using Cardiff train stations, 2014-15 (exc. Central, Queen St, Bay, and Cathays)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHITCHURCH train station \u2013 once a substantial rail stop with two platforms, staff, and a goods shed \u2013\u00a0is now the least used station in Cardiff. The station has just\u00a016,202 passengers each year, compared to nearby Llandaff&#8217;s 448,000 annual estimated passenger usage according to the Office of Rail and Road statistics. Serving as the penultimate stop before the line ends at Coryton, Whitchurch station became single-track in the 1960s and has no services on Sundays. 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