Energlyn & Churchill Park railway station, Caerphilly
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Energlyn & Churchill Park railway station, Caerphilly
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 17 Jan 2014
Located on the Rhymney Line between Aber station and Llanbradach station, this station opened in December 2013. On my visit here today in January 2014, I had assumed that trains would stop here every 15 minutes, as at adjacent stations. I was surprised (and annoyed!) when the train that I was expecting to board for Rhymney passed through the station without stopping. I then did what I ought to have done on arriving - look at the timetable. Only 2 trains an hour stop here (meaning that another 2 don't). What was curious was the timing - trains at hh.25 and hh.40 stop here, but those at hh.10 and hh.55 do not. So if you miss the train at 1.40pm, as I did, there is a 45 minute wait for the next one. Why are trains not scheduled for every 30 minutes?
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Image Location
Latitude
51.585131
Longitude
-3.229237