Cathays railway station
Railway station in Cardiff, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cathays railway station is a station on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines in the Cathays district of Cardiff, Wales. It is 1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) north of Cardiff Central.
General information | |
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Location | Cathays, Cardiff Wales |
Coordinates | 51°29′21″N 3°10′45″W |
Grid reference | ST182773 |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | CYS |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | British Rail |
Key dates | |
3 October 1983 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.978 million |
2019/20 | 0.965 million |
2020/21 | 0.136 million |
2021/22 | 0.515 million |
2022/23 | 0.699 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road |
The station is next to Cardiff University Students' Union and across the road from many Cardiff University buildings, as well as a short walk from the Welsh Government and other civic buildings in Cathays Park. The footbridge over the railway is much used as a shortcut between Park Place and Senghenydd Road. When Cathays opened in 1983[1] it reversed a trend to close stations. Funded by British Rail and South Glamorgan County Council, construction commenced in April 1983, with the station opened on 3 October 1983.[2][3]
Cathays station is now staffed during peak hours, since the introduction of a new automated ticket barrier system in summer 2007. Cathays has two platforms, each with a small shelter and an information screen displaying the next train's arrival.
The station is the seventh-most used railway station in Wales[4] but is inaccessible to wheelchair users who wish to cross between platforms as there are no bridges or lifts.[4] Transport for Wales has future plans to install an accessible bridge as part of the South Wales Metro project.[4]