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Cardiff Central (CDF)

Cardiff Central Station, Central Square, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 1EP

Summer Concerts at Principality Stadium

There are a series of concerts being held in Cardiff over the summer across a range of venues:

Principality Stadium


Friday 4 July 2025 - Oasis
Saturday 5 July 2025- Oasis
Friday 11 July 2025 - Stereophonics
Saturday 12 July 2025 - Stereophonics
Saturday 19 July 2025 - Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Friday 1 August 2025 - Catfish and the Bottlemen

Cardiff Bus Interchange Closures

The Cardiff Bus Interchange will close in line with road closures at 1200 on:

Friday 4 July 2025 - Oasis
Saturday 5 July 2025- Oasis

The Cardiff Bus Interchange will close in line with road closures at 1500 on:

Friday 11 July 2025 - Stereophonics
Saturday 12 July 2025 - Stereophonics
Saturday 19 July 2025 - Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Friday 1 August 2025 - Catfish and the Bottlemen

Taxi Rank Closure

The Taxi Rank on Saunders Road will close at 1145 on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th July.

The Taxi Rank on Saunders Road will close at 1445 on:

Friday 11 July 2025
Saturday 12 July 2025
Saturday 19 July 2025
Friday 1 August 2025

A temporary taxi rank will be located in the rear car park on Penarth Road.

Services are expected to be busy, please check before you travel. Post-event queuing systems will be in place at Cardiff Central.

Find out more at: https://tfw.wales/places/events

Summer Concerts - Blackweir Live

There are a series of concerts being held at Blackweir Live this summer:  

  • Noah Kahan – Friday 27June  

  • Alanis Morissette – Wednesday 2 July  

  • Slayer- Thursday 3 July  

  • Stevie Wonder – Wednesday 9 July  

Please see below for important changes:  

Cathays Station Closure 

Cathays Station will close post-event at 22:00 on each of the above dates. This is for the safety of all customers. We apologise for any inconvenience. Access will remain for accessibility requirements only and for customers alighting  

Penarth Road Car Park Closure:  

Penarth Road Car Park at Cardiff Central will be closed from the morning of each event until end of service.  

Cardiff Bus Interchange 

Cardiff Bus Interchange will remain open for all concerts at Blackweir.  

Post-Event Queuing System 

A queueing system will be in place at Cardiff Central by line of route. Valleys will be at the rear, all other routes will be located at the front of Central Square. Our priority is getting you home safe, please be patient with us, services will be busy, but we will get you boarded as soon as we can.  

 

Car Park Closures - Summer 2025

Due to concerts in the Principality, there will be car park closures on the below dates:

Friday 4th and Saturday 5th July - Oasis  

Riverside 2000 3 July - 0400 6 July  

Penarth Road 0600 2 July -0400 06 July  

Friday 11th and Saturday 12th July - Stereophonics  

Riverside 2000 10 July - 0400 13 July  

Penarth Road 0600 9 July - 0400 13 July  

Saturday 19th July - Kendrick Lamar  

Riverside 2000 18 July - 0400 20 July  

Penarth Road 0600 17 July - 0400 20 July  

Friday 1st August – Catfish and the Bottlemen  

Riverside 2000 31 July - 0400 2 August  

Penarth Road 0600 30 July - 0400 2 August 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The lifts are out of order between platform 1 & 2 west end and the subway at Cardiff Central station.

Live trains

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Station Information

Station managed by: Transport for Wales

Ticket Office

Opening Hours
  • Opening Hours,Monday to Saturday: 05:40 - 21:30
  • Opening Hours,Sunday: 07:30 - 21:30
Location

On the concourse.

Ticket Machines

Yes

Collect tickets bought online
  • Collect tickets at Ticket Office
  • Collect tickets at Ticket Machine
Accessible ticket machines

Available

Ticket machines are touchscreen.

Ticket machines are located at the Penarth Road entrance and on the concourse.

Height adjusted ticket office counter

Available

Induction loop

Yes

Smartcards

Smartcards issued at this station

No

Smartcard tickets
  • Load smartcard at Ticket Office
  • Load smartcard at Ticket Machine
Smartcard validators

Yes

Contactless Pay as you go

Use Contactless Pay as you go from this station

Yes

Contactless Pay as you go note

You can use pay as you go to travel on selected routes in South Wales from this station. Simply tap in and tap out using your physical contactless bank card, and we’ll calculate your best value fare.

Find out more at tfw.wales/pay-as-you-go.

Information Available

  • Yes - from ticket office

Customer Information

  • Departure Screens
  • Live service information
  • Arrival Screens

Staff Help Available

  • Staff Help Available,Monday to Friday: 04:00 - 01:00
  • Staff Help Available,Saturday: 04:00 - 00:30
  • Staff Help Available,Sunday: 07:00 - 00:30

Monday to Friday 04:00 to 01:00

Saturday 04:00 to 00:30

Sunday 07:00 to 00:30

Customer Help Points

No

Customer Services Notes

Contact our Customer Relations team directly via the Transport for Wales Website.

Left Luggage

Unavailable

Lost Property

Available

CCTV at the Station

Yes

Help Point location

Help Points are only available in limited locations

Live service information

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Induction loop availability

Induction loops are at designated listening areas

Station Accessibility

Step-free access

This station has step-free access to all platforms / the platform.

Category A.

Step free access is available to Platforms 0 to 8.

Ticket barriers and gates

Available

Accessible gate available at each set of ticket gates

Accessible ticket machines

Available

Ticket machines are touchscreen.

Ticket machines are located at the Penarth Road entrance and on the concourse.

Height adjusted ticket office counter

Available

Induction loop

Yes

Ramp for train access

Available

Accessible Toilets

Available

The National Key/Accessible toilets are located in the East Subway near the lifts and on Platform 8; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key and are only available during staffing hours.

Waiting rooms
  • Waiting rooms,Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: 06:00 - 22:00

On platforms 1/2, 3/4, 6/7 and 8.

Seating area

Available

Wheelchairs available

Available

Tactile paving on platform edges

There are tactile warnings on all platforms

Getting to and from the station

Accessible taxis here

Unavailable

Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point available

Available

15 Spaces - (2 displayed bays on riverside car park). There are 20 minute bays in the Fish Jetty car park.

Accessible spaces

Cardiff Central Car Park 1

8 spaces

Cardiff Central Car Park 2

7 spaces

Cardiff Central Car Park 3

0 spaces

Accessible car park equipment

Cardiff Central Car Park 1

Cardiff Central Car Park 2

Staff Help

Staff help available
  • Staff help available,Monday to Friday: 04:00 - 01:00
  • Staff help available,Saturday: 04:00 - 00:30
  • Staff help available,Sunday: 07:00 - 00:30

Monday to Friday 04:00 to 01:00

Saturday 04:00 to 00:30

Sunday 07:00 to 00:30

Customer Help Points

No

Helpline
  • Helpline,Monday to Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Help Point location

Help Points are only available in limited locations

Toilets

Available

The toilets are located on Platforms 1 to 8. The National Key toilets are located in the East Subway near the lifts and on Platform 8; these toilets are operated by a radar key and are only available during staffing hours.

Accessible Toilets

Available

The National Key/Accessible toilets are located in the East Subway near the lifts and on Platform 8; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key and are only available during staffing hours.

Baby Changing

Available

Waiting Rooms

  • Waiting Rooms,Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: 06:00 - 22:00

On platforms 1/2, 3/4, 6/7 and 8.

Seating Area

Available

First Class Lounge

  • First Class Lounge,Monday to Friday: 06:00 - 18:30
  • First Class Lounge,Saturday: Unavailable
  • First Class Lounge,Sunday: Unavailable

Located on Platform 1 

All First Class tickets accepted.

A comfortable modern lounge, with information screens, complimentary refreshments and a dedicated customer host ready to serve you. 

Wi-Fi is available.

Penarth Road

Operator

APCOA

Car Parking Availability
  • Car Parking Availability,Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: Available
Spaces

193 spaces

Accessible spaces

8 spaces

Accessible car park equipment

Yes

Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available

Available

15 Spaces - (2 displayed bays on riverside car park). There are 20 minute bays in the Fish Jetty car park.

Car park CCTV

No

Parking charges

Parking charges apply

Notes

Visit www.apcoa.co.uk/tfwr for parking prices.

Riverside

Operator

APCOA

Car Parking Availability
  • Car Parking Availability,Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: Available
Spaces

110 spaces

Accessible spaces

7 spaces

Accessible car park equipment

Yes

Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available

Available

15 Spaces - (2 displayed bays on riverside car park). There are 20 minute bays in the Fish Jetty car park.

Car park CCTV

Yes

Parking charges

Parking charges apply

Notes

Visit www.apcoa.co.uk/tfwr for parking prices.

Brewery Car Park

Operator

APCOA

Car Parking Availability
  • Car Parking Availability,Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: Available
Spaces

44 spaces

Accessible spaces

0 space

Accessible car park equipment

No

Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available

Available

15 Spaces - (2 displayed bays on riverside car park). There are 20 minute bays in the Fish Jetty car park.

Car park CCTV

Yes

Parking charges

Parking charges apply

Notes

Visit https://www.apcoa.co.uk/tfwr for parking prices.

ATM

Available

Located outside the main entrance.

Refreshment Facilities

Available

Cold drinks vending machine.

Hot drinks vending machine.

Food vending machine.

Marks and Spencers, WHSmith, Upper Crust and Warrens Bakery located at front concourse.

Upper Crust stall located on platform 1/2.

Shops

Available

There is a WHSmith and Marks and Spencers located on the concourse.

Public Telephones

No

Public Wi-Fi

Available

Post Boxes

Available

At the Penarth Road entrance and also in the main concourse.

Bicycle Storage

Spaces

156 spaces

Sheltered stands are available on each platform.

Type of Storage

Stands

Location

Cycle parking is available at a number of locations at Cardiff Central. Sheffield stands are provided at the east end of platforms 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 6 and 7. Sheffield stands are also located outside the southern entrance to the station. Wheelgrip stands and a shelter is located in the Riverside/Fish Jetty Car Park - adjacent to platform 0

Sheltered

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Bicycle Hire

Cycle Hire Information

Cycle hire is provided by Brompton Bike

Brompton Bike are located next to Marks and Spencer in the south west area of Central Square. Home - Brompton Bike Hire (bromptonhire.com)




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