Radyr Railway Station - Redevelopment

Redevelopment

In 1987 passenger services were restored to the City Line. This made Radyr a bottleneck, as the terminating trains coming from that line occupied the down platform and delays along the line to the valleys were inevitable.

Redesigned as a commuter station in 1998, major renovations took place, resulting in the two freight lines being replaced by a third platform, eliminating the problem of congestion. Also, a new ticket office was built and modern shelters replaced the old waiting area. These renovations coincided with the upgrades along the Taff Main Line, where the most of the track was replaced between Cardiff and Pontypridd, and the old-fashioned semaphore signals were replaced with modern, colour light signals.

These renovation allowed the last of the old sidings to be removed, redeveloped for parking and as a housing developments.