Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a main train station in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. It is on the South Wales Main Line.
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| Location | |
| Place | Cardiff |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CDF |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms in use | 8 |
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| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 19 June 1850 |
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It is the 11th busiest station in the United Kingdom, except for stations in London.[1]
The station is managed by Transport for Wales. Arriva run services along with First Great Western and CrossCountry.
The station has a first class area, the only one in Wales.[2]
It opened as Cardiff, then Cardiff General in July 1924 and Cardiff Central in May 1973 to now.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Usage report Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 July 2012
- ↑ First Great Western Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 July 2012
- ↑ Butt, R.J.V. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 53.
- ↑ Cardiff Timeline Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 July 2012