Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.

The station is reached by steps, so access is not suitable for wheelchair users and would be difficult for people with prams/pushchairs.

This station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1882 and rebuilt with an island platform in 1904,[1][page needed] though the railway serving it (what is now the City Line) was originally opened in 1859[2] to serve the nearby Penarth harbour and dock (even though the dock itself was not commissioned until 1865).

The original 1859 freight-only docks branch (latterly known as the Ferry Road branch) left the later route towards Cogan Junction at the station – latterly accessed by means of a ground frame and connected to the 'down' line towards Barry, it remained in regular use until the mid-1980s to serve several oil depots and a scrapyard but has since been closed & lifted.

On Sundays, the service pattern decreases to: Media related to Grangetown (Cardiff) railway station at Wikimedia Commons UK railway stations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z