Cardiff Queen Street railway station
Cardiff Queen Street railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines) is a railway station serving the north and east of Central Cardiff, Wales. It is the fourth busiest railway station in Wales. It is located near the major thoroughfare of Queen Street and is one of 20 stations in the city. Along with Cardiff Central, it is one of the two major hubs of the Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes local rail network. The station and its services are run by Transport for Wales.
Cardiff Queen Street Welsh: Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines | |
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Cardiff Queen Street seen from the north. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cardiff, City and County of Cardiff Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°28′55″N 3°10′13″W |
| Grid reference | ST188765 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CDQ |
| Classification | DfT category C1 |
| Key dates | |
| 9 October 1840 | Opened as Cardiff Taff Vale |
| 1887 | Rebuilt and renamed Cardiff Queen Street |
| 1928 | Enlarged |
| 1973 | Rebuilt |
| 2014 | Redeveloped |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 2.919 million |
| Interchange | 1.366 million |
| 2019/20 | 2.694 million |
| Interchange | 1.311 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.473 million |
| Interchange | 74,733 |
| 2021/22 | 1.366 million |
| Interchange | 0.271 million |
| 2022/23 | 1.714 million |
| Interchange | 0.395 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
In 2014, a reconstruction of the station was completed in order to reduce bottlenecks. Two extra platforms were put in (a previously existing platform, opposite platform 4, and a new platform next to platform 2 for the line to Cardiff Bay), taking the total number of platforms to 5.