Cardiff Central bus station
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- See also: List of bus stations in Wales and Transport in Wales
Cardiff Central Bus Station is the main bus transport interchange in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. With 34 stands, it is the largest bus station in the city and in Wales. It is located adjacent to Cardiff Central railway station forming a major bus-rail-taxi interchange. It has 8 concourses lettered A-F and W with each concourse having numbered stands. Bus company offices, toilets and a newsagent are located at stand A. Eating and drinking facilities such as a Burger King, as well as other shops, face the stands on Central Square. Taxi ranks are located on both sides of the station.
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[edit] Redevelopment
The Station is to be redeveloped in 2008 [1]. Demolition of the old terminal buildings (between stand A and Wood Street stands) started on 11 January 2008, from which time services that usually stop at the terminal buildings: 8 Cardiff Bay, 9/9A Sports Village and 92/93/94 Penarth & Barry will no longer serve the stops and will instead pick up at Castle Street and Westgate Street. As of 6th May, Stands A & B at the bus station will close for demolition of the terminal buildings and many services will be moved from the bus station to St. Mary Street indefinetely during the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays. After 1900 and all day on Sundays buses will all operate from revised terminal points [2].
[edit] Services
There are 34 stands at the station, which are located on Central Square, off Wood Street and opposite the Millennium Stadium, in the city centre of Cardiff.
- Cardiff Bus operates: services to Cardiff's districts and suburbs, cross-city services and services to Cardiff Bay, Barry, Llandough, Cogan, Penarth, Dinas Powys, Llantwit Major and Cardiff International Airport.
- Veolia Transport Cymru provides services to Aberdare, Pontypridd, Talbot Green, Barry, Llantwit Major, Tonypandy (Evenings), Heath Hospital and several cross-city routes on contract.
- Stagecoach provides services to Caerphilly, Blackwood, Senghenydd, Pontypool, Merthyr Tydfil, Cwmbran, Abergavenny and Hereford
- Newport Transport provides three services to Newport bus station, one an 'express' route direct via the M4.
- EST Buses provide services to the Vale of Glamorgan
- National Express provides services to Swansea, Bristol, London, Birmingham and The North and also operates services to Heathrow airport and Gatwick Airport
- TrawsCambria provides services to North and West Wales.
- First Cymru operates the half-hourly service 100 from Swansea bus station and services X2 to Porthcawl via Cowbridge and Bridgend
[edit] Services within Cardiff
| Route Number(s) | Destination | Intermediate stops | Provider | Stand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Circle (Clockwise) | Cardiff Bay, Canton, University Hospital of Wales, Cathays, Tremorfa | Cardiff Bus/Veolia | E1 |
| 2 | Bay Circle (Anticlockwise) | Tremorfa, Cathays, University Hospital of Wales, Canton, Cardiff Bay | Cardiff Bus/Veolia | D3 |
| 4 | Leckwith | Canton | Veolia | E4 |
| 6 | BayCar - Cardiff Bay | Queen Street Station, Atlantic Wharf, Mermaid Quay | Cardiff Bus | South Side |
| 7 | Cardiff Bay | Butetown, Mermaid Quay, Atlantic Wharf | Cardiff Bus | E1 |
| 8 | Cardiff Bay | Grangetown, Butetown, Atlantic Wharf, Mermaid Quay | Cardiff Bus | Westgate Street |
| 9, 9A | Cardiff Bay | Grangetown, Cardiff Bay Retail Park, Cardiff International Sport Village | Cardiff Bus | Westgate Street |
| 8, 9, 9A | University Hospital of Wales | Cathays, Gabalfa, Heath | Cardiff Bus | W5 |
| 12 | Drope | Riverside, Grangetown, Ninian Park, Victoria Park, Ely (Cowbridge Rd West), Culverhouse Cross | Cardiff Bus | E3 |
| 13 | Drope | Riverside, Canton, Victoria Park, Ely (Snowden Rd) | Cardiff Bus | E3 |
| 12, 13 | Tremorfa | Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Splott | Cardiff Bus | W6 |
| 16, X16 | Newbridge & Brynmawr | Newport Road, Castleton, Rogerstone, | Stagecoach | C4 |
| 17 | Ely (Capital City Red) | Canton, Victoria Park, Caerau, Ely (Grand Avenue) | Cardiff Bus | W7 |
| 18 | Ely (Capital City Red) | Canton, Victoria Park, Ely (Grand Avenue), Caerau | Cardiff Bus | W7 |
| 21 | Whitchurch | Gabalfa, Rhiwbina, Pantmawr | Cardiff Bus | D4 |
| 22 | Pantmawr | Heath Hospital, Rhiwbina | Veolia | St Mary Street |
| 23 | Rhiwbina | Gabalfa, Whitchurch, Rhiwbina | Cardiff Bus | D4 |
| 24 | Llandaff North | Whitchurch, Llandaff North, Llandaff Village | Cardiff Bus | D1A |
| 25 | Whitchurch | Cathedral Road, Llandaff Village, Llandaff North | Cardiff Bus | D2 |
| 26 | Blackwood & Markham | Whitchurch, Tongwynlais, Nantgarw, Caerphilly | Stagecoach & IBT | Wyndham Arcade/C5 |
| 26A | Tongwynlais (Castell Coch) | Whitchurch, Coryton | Veolia | St Mary Street |
| 26B | Gwaelod-y-Garth | Whitchurch, Coryton | Veolia | St Mary Street |
| 27 | Thornhill (Capital City Green) | North Road, Llanishen | Cardiff Bus | St. Mary Street/D3 |
| 28 | Thornhill | Roath, Roath Park, Llanishen | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/D4 |
| 29, 29B | Llanishen | Albany Road, Roath Park, Ty Glas Avenue | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/D4 |
| 30, 30D | Newport | Rumney, Castleton | Cardiff Bus/Newport Bus | Philarmonic/E4 |
| 32 | St Fagans | Cathedral Road, Fairwater | Veolia | D1B |
| 33, 33A, 33B | Radyr | Canton, Fairwater, Danescourt | Cardiff Bus | D1B |
| 35 | Gabalfa | Cathays, Whitchurch Road, Gabalfa | Cardiff Bus | Philarmonic/D1B |
| 35, 36 | Cardiff Bay | Bute Street | Cardiff Bus | E1 |
| 36 | Gabalfa | North Road | Cardiff Bus | Philarmonic |
| 37 | Gabalfa | North Road | Veolia | St Mary Street |
| 44, 45 | St Mellons | Newport Road, Trowbridge, Rumney | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/E1 |
| 49, 50 | Llanrumney | Newport Road | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/F1 |
| 51 | Pentwyn & Central Station (Circular) | Albany Rd, Penylan, Llanedeyrn, Pentwyn, Cyncoed Village, Heath Hospital, North Rd | Cardiff Bus | E3 |
| 52 | Cyncoed & Pentwyn | Albany Road, UWIC Cyncoed, Cyncoed Village | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/D1B |
| 52A | Llanishen | Albany Road, UWIC Cyncoed, Lakeside, Fishguard Road | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street |
| 53 | Pentwyn & Central Station (Circular) | North Rd, Heath Hospital, Cyncoed Village, Pentwyn, Llanedeyrn, Penylan, Albany Rd | Cardiff Bus | E3 |
| 55 | Pentwyn | Albany Rd, Penylan, Llanedeyrn | Veolia/Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/E4 |
| 56 | Michaelston-Y-Fedw | Oakfield Street, Penylan (Sundays), Newport Road, Old St Mellons | Veolia | St Mary Street/E4 |
| 57, 57B | Pontprennau | Albany Rd, Llanedeyrn, Glyn Coed Rd | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/D1A |
| 58, 58B | Pontprennau | Albany Rd, Llanedeyrn, Pentwyn Leisure Centre | Cardiff Bus | St Mary Street/D1A |
| 60 | Danescourt | Canton, Fairwater Green, Pentrebane | Cardiff Bus | D3 |
| 61 | Pentrebane | Wyndham Crescent, Victoria Park, Fairwater Green | Cardiff Bus | E2 |
| 62 | Pentrebane | Cathedral Road, Llandaff, Danescourt | Cardiff Bus | D2 |
| 62A | Danescourt | Cathedral Road, Llandaff Village | Cardiff Bus | D2 |
| 85 | Lisvane & Heath Hospital | Cathays, Heath, Llanishen, Caerphilly Road | Cardiff Bus | E4 |
| 86 | Lisvane | Heath Hospital, Heath, Llanishen | Cardiff Bus/Veolia | E4 |
| 92 | Penarth | Leckwith, Cogan, Penarth Centre, Cefn Mably | Cardiff Bus | Westgate Street/E4 |
| 93 | Barry | Leckwith, Cogan, Penarth Centre, Dinas Powys | Cardiff Bus | Westgate Street |
| 94 | Barry | Leckwith, Cogan, Penarth Centre, Cefn Mably, Cosmeston Lakes, King Square | Cardiff Bus | Westgate Street/E4 |
| 95 | Barry & Llantwit Major (Evenings) | Llandough, Gibbonsdown, Barry Island, Cardiff Airport, St Athan | Cardiff Bus/EST | F2/E3 |
| 96 | Barry | Cowbridge Road West, Wenvoe, Colcot | Cardiff Bus | E1 |
| 100 | Swansea | Leckwith, Sarn Park | First Cymru | E4 |
| 101, 102 | Ely, Heath Hospital & St Mellons | Canton, Green Farm Road, Danescourt, Llandaff, Heath, Albany Road, Newport Road | Cardiff Bus | E1 |
| 124 | Maerdy | Llandaff, Creigiau, Talbot Green, RG Hospital, Tonypandy, Porth, Ferndale | Stagecoach | C4 |
| 132 | Maerdy | North Road, Whitchurch, Pontypridd, Porth | Stagecoach | Philarmonic/C4 |
| 136 | Creigau | North Road, Whitchurch, Taffs Well, Pentyrch | Stagecoach | Philarmonic/C4 |
| 138 | Rhydlafa | Veolia | C4 | |
| 200 | Church Village | Heath Hospital, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Creigau | Veolia | C5 |
| 201 | Gatwick Airport | Newport, Bristol, Reading | National Express | C1/C2 |
| 201/202 | Swansea bus station | National Express | C1/C2 | |
| 202 | Heathrow Airport | Newport, Bristol, Reading | National Express | C1/C2 |
| 320 | Talbot Green | Fairwater, St Fagans, Hensol, Pontyclun | Easyway | D1B |
| 320 | Bradford | Newport, Birmingham, Derby, Sheffield, Leeds | National Express | C1/C2 |
| 322 | Barry King's Square | Culverhouse Cross, Bonvilston, Colcot | Easyway | D1B |
| 509 | London Victoria | Newport, Chepstow | National Express | C1/C2 |
| 509 | Swansea Bus Station | Non-Stop | National Express | C1/C1 |
| A, B, X | Caerphilly | Heath Hospital, Caerphilly Road | Stagecoach | Wyndham Arcade |
| X2 | Porthcawl | Culverhouse Cross, St. Nicholas, Bonvilston, Cowbridge, Bridgend | First Cymru | C5 |
| X3 | Hereford | Cwmbran, Pontypool, Abergavenny, Pontrilas | Stagecoach | C4 |
| X4 | Hereford | Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr, Abergavenny, Pontrilas | Stagecoach | C3 |
| X17 | Blackwood | Risca, Newbridge | Stagecoach | C4 |
| X30 | Newport | direct via Eastern Avenue and M4 | Newport Bus | Philarmonic |
| X32 | Maerdy | Pontypridd, Porth | Stagecoach | Philarmonic |
| X38 | Bargoed | Stagecoach | C3 | |
| X40 | Aberystwyth | Arriva (Traws Cambria) | C1 | |
| X45 | Llantwit Major | Leckwith, Llandough, Barry, Cardiff Airport, Rhoose | E.S.T Buses | C5 |
| X78 | Treharris | Stagecoach | C3 | |
| X91 | Llantwit Major | Leckwith, Barry, Cardiff Airport, St Athan | Cardiff Bus | F1 |
