Plans to be submitted for a future modernised Cardiff Central railway station
Transport for Wales have released brand new images show what Cardiff Central could look like after an investment programme of up to £140 million to enhance the station.
The full business case for the proposed improvements at city centre station was submitted at the end of last year and planning documents will be submitted soon.
The delivery of the scheme is subject to planning and full business case approval.
Transport for Wales is leading the scheme to revamp Wales’ busiest railway station and the new visuals provide a future glimpse of how the station could look.
Heritage
It’s hoped that the proposed improvements will modernise the station and support long-term passenger growth, while still complementing the history and heritage of the building.
There will be a focus on alleviating overcrowding and congestion and enabling better accessibility for those with reduced mobility.
Plans include a larger concourse to increase capacity, improve passenger flow and access through additional gate-lines, and help customers link up with other ways to travel.
Other customer benefits include improved waiting, retail and cycle storage facilities.
Improvements
Alexia Course, Chief Commercial Officer at TfW, said: “Today, we’ve revealed images which show what Cardiff Central could look like as part of plans to enhance the station.
“The investment of up to £140 million means we can deliver improvements to Cardiff Central to make it fit for a capital city and sustain future growth.
“The proposals for the station form part of a wider significant investment going into transforming transport in central Cardiff, including ambitious regeneration plans.
“We’ve submitted the full business case for the scheme and we’ll soon be submitting the planning documents, and if this is approved, we can progress with the delivery of the enhancements.”
The Department for Transport, Cardiff Capital Region and the Welsh Government will provide up to £140 million for the enhancements.
The Welsh Government has provided significant investment for transport improvements in Wales, including £800m to deliver a brand-new fleet of trains.
Passengers are already seeing the benefits with faster, more frequent services and cheaper tickets through ‘tap-in-tap-out’ available across 95 stations.
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Unless plans include much wider platforms they are wasting money. The crush is often dreadful.
This upgrade must sort out the awful queuing system after events that puts people off coming by public transport. Where are the computer simulations that prove it’s possible to safely load 1000 people onto a GWR train in under ten minutes.
Get rid of the ‘Great Western’ above the front of the station, Cymru may be great but we are never a ‘Western’ anything of another neighbouring country, plus lets have it in our own language.
“Great Western Railway” (The highly regarded original one founded in 1833, not the modern travesty that uses it’s name) was the company that built the station. Why would you erase history?
Doesn’t appear to be an provision for a coach station which I think is a missed opportunity, Sophia Gardens is not an ideal location currently.
What a step backwards from Network Rail’s 2014 stunningly bold and ambitious plans fit for a European capital city:
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rail-plans-exciting-new-vision-for-cardiff-central
What’s the point in devolving rail if we get something worse than Whitehall proposed:
A deferential museum piece instead of a proper upgrade:
The new plans seem to be more focused on the south side than the original NR proposal which makes sense to integrate the station into the Brains development and increase capacity from this side, and they are a big improvement and quite distinctive. But whether more than redecorating should be done on the north side or if the plan is to make this the new rear entrance is a fair question. Is it lack of cash or ambition that’s dialling back the proposals on this side. But it still raises big questions about capacity because the only way to really… Read more »
Please please please don’t do what’s been done to Newport The new station part looks awful and functions just as badly