The City Line was freight only from its opening (in 1859) until 1987, when British Rail introduced a passenger service between Cardiff Central and Radyr.

[1] The station is currently operated by Transport for Wales using Class 150 Sprinters and, recently, Class 756 FLIRTs following the electrification of the Cardiff City Line and other lines in the South Wales Metro completed in April 2024.

[3] Both of the station's two platforms are accessible for disabled passengers via ramps.

The station has capacity for 4 car trains following platform extensions in 2023 and 2024.

Before the 2nd of June 2024, the Cardiff City Line operated a 2 train per hour service from Radyr to Coryton via Cardiff Central, excluding Sundays of which there was no service.