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Cardiff Central

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Departures Arrivals
19:51 20:06 Swansea
Transport for Wales · 1h 12m · 12 stops
Delayed Plat 2B
19:56 19:57 Treherbert
Transport for Wales · 1h 8m · 18 stops
Delayed Plat 7B
19:59 Barry Island
Transport for Wales · 32m · 8 stops
On time Plat 8
20:00 Taunton
Great Western Railway · 2h 5m · 17 stops
On time Plat 1
20:00 Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales · 1h 5m · 14 stops
On time Plat 6
20:05 Penarth
Transport for Wales · 12m · 3 stops
On time Plat 8
20:06 Ebbw Vale
· 1h 5m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 0
20:06 20:18 Ebbw Vale
Transport for Wales · 1h 5m · 9 stops
Delayed Plat 0
20:10 Manchester Piccadilly
Transport for Wales · 3h 27m · 17 stops
On time Plat 1
20:11 Rhymney
Transport for Wales · 59m · 14 stops
On time Plat 7
20:12 Aberdare
Transport for Wales · 1h 5m · 16 stops
On time Plat 8
20:13 Maesteg
Transport for Wales · 54m · 10 stops
On time Plat 4A
20:18 London Paddington
Great Western Railway · 1h 51m · 5 stops
On time Plat 1
20:19 20:27 Swansea
Great Western Railway · 57m · 4 stops
Delayed Plat 3
20:27 20:28 Treherbert
Transport for Wales
Delayed Plat 7B
20:28 Treherbert
Transport for Wales · 1h 6m · 18 stops
On time Plat 7B
20:30 Portsmouth Harbour
Great Western Railway · 3h 23m · 17 stops
On time Plat 1
20:33 Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales · 1h 2m · 14 stops
On time Plat 6
20:35 20:36 Penarth
Transport for Wales
Delayed Plat 7
20:36 Penarth
Transport for Wales · 11m · 3 stops
On time Plat 7
20:39 Bridgend
Transport for Wales · 58m · 10 stops
On time Plat 8
20:40 Swansea
Great Western Railway · 51m · 4 stops
On time Plat 3
20:41 Rhymney
Transport for Wales · 1h 0m · 15 stops
On time Plat 6
20:43 Aberdare
Transport for Wales · 1h 4m · 16 stops
On time Plat 8
20:45 Birmingham New Street
CrossCountry · 2h 0m · 7 stops
On time Plat 1
20:48 Coryton
Transport for Wales · 21m · 7 stops
On time Plat 6
20:58 Barry Island
Transport for Wales · 32m · 8 stops
On time Plat 8
20:58 Carmarthen
Transport for Wales · 1h 57m · 15 stops
On time Plat 4A
21:00 Treherbert
Transport for Wales · 1h 7m · 18 stops
On time Plat 6
21:00 Bristol Temple Meads
Great Western Railway · 48m · 5 stops
On time Plat 1

Scheduled from the Network Rail timetable; status updates live as trains run. Platform is operational until Darwin advertised platforms are enabled.

Station information

Address
Cardiff Central Station, Central Square, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 1EP
Managed by
Transport for Wales · staffed: full time
Platforms
8 · minimum connection time 7 min
Step-free access
Category A: Compliant step-free access to all platform(s) — Category A. Step free access is available to Platforms 0 to 8. · lifts available · passenger assistance available
Ticket office
Mon–Sat 05:40–21:30 · Sun 07:30–21:30
Facilities
Ticket machines · Toilets (accessible) · Baby changing · Waiting room · Free Wi-Fi · Refreshments · Shops · Help points · Taxi rank · Bus links · Cycle parking (102) · Car park (681 spaces)

Source: National Rail Knowledgebase· updated 2026-10-19