Amended service via Cardiff Queen Street from Sunday 27 October to Friday 1 November 

Route(s) affected

All routes via Cardiff Queen Street

Description

Engineering work is taking place at Cardiff Queen Street, closing some lines.

Alterations to the train service:

Trains to / from from Treherbert, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil will divert between Radyr and Cardiff Central, not stopping at Llandaf, Cathays and Cardiff Queen Street. These trains will therefore arrive and depart from Cardiff Central at different times to usual. This is from Sunday to Friday.

Trains between from Barry Island / Bridgend and Rhymney / Bargoed / Caerphilly (via Rhoose Cardiff International Airport) will run between Barry Island / Bridgend and Cardiff Central only. This is from Sunday to Friday.

Daytime services between Pontypridd and Cardiff Central will decrease to 3 per hour on Sunday and 6 per hour from Monday to Saturday only.

Ninian Park, Waun-gron Park, Fairwater and Danescourt will continue to be served by trains with frequency levels unchanged compared to the regular timetable.

Rail replacement bus information:

Buses will replace trains between Radyr and Cardiff Central via Llandaf, Cathays and Cardiff Queen Street from Sunday to Friday.

Buses will replace trains between Rhymney, Bargoed and Caerphilly and Cardiff Central from Sunday to Friday.

A half-hourly rail replacement service will be in operation between Cardiff Central and Penarth from Monday to Friday.

Alternative travel options:

Ticket acceptance will be in place with Cardiff Bus between Cardiff City Centre and Coryton and Cardiff Bay from Sunday to Friday.

Additional supplementary ticket acceptance is in place with Cardiff Bus on routes 92, 93 and 94 between Cardiff City Centre and Penarth from Monday to Friday only.

Other engineering work:

Please note that Barry Island and Bridgend services will be further affected on Sunday 27 October due to separate engineering work between Cardiff Central and Bridgend via Pontyclun, operating at reduced and altered frequencies to accommodate diverted trains.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on buses by using use the Traveline website

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.