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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| The station seen from the east | |
| 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]
Cardiff Central Railway Station Media
Cardiff Central Station
The interior of the concourse
Cardiff Riverside railway station in 1993, shortly before demolition.
The new southern entrance and booking hall, opened in 2015
Layout plan of Cardiff Central
Construction of a new multi-storey car park in the southern end to replace the existing surface car park
1930s signage to platforms, indicating the now non-existent platform 5
Platforms 8–2, seen from the east
Map of the south-east Wales rail network
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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