Cardiff Central

Cardiff Central Station is located in Cardiff City Centre. To get to the station, we took a short walk from the Capitol Shopping Centre area. Inside the station, we encountered helpful and knowledgeable staff. There are ticket machines available, but we opted to purchase our tickets at the counter office. There is seats and toilet facilities on the platform where we are waiting for our train. Additionally, there are several interesting places in the vicinity of the station, including Principality Stadium, Cardiff Market, St. David's Hall, Cardiff City Hall, and more.

It was a very wet October afternoon. The train was about ten minutes late which is not usually too bad. Unfortunately Platform 0 is open to the elements and although there are two bus shelters on the platform only a fraction of the crowded travellers were able to find shelter. Surely there has been enough time over the past 15 years or so to have given commuters of Platform 0 the same level of convenience found on every other platform at the station.

The staffs are friendly and helpful. The first class lounge at platform 1 is a small but clean place. Can enjoy some coffee here.

This was a fantastic station to use for both inbound and outbound journeys, with large platforms appropriately for all the different trains! Information being provided in both English and Welsh is inclusive and helps all passengers, including departure times and navigation signs. The platform signs have a nice appearance, a subway leads out easily and the concourse is marvellous! Vintage signs add to the station, the staff were friendly and cleanliness had been maintained.

A stunning train station with many services operating to various places. I didn't get a chance to try the shops or cafes as they were closed as it was an early morning departure.