Cardiff Queen Street railway station

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Cardiff Queen Street
Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines
Looking south from the northern end
Location
Place Cardiff
Local authority Cardiff
Operations
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 3
Annual entry/exit 04/05 2.073 million **
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Cardiff Queen Street railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines, although a more literal translation might be Caerdydd Stryd y Frenhines) is seen by many as the main hub of the Valley Lines network around Cardiff - the solitary connection to Cardiff Bay is seen as part of the reason for this. The station is conveniently located at the eastern end of the city centre, near the Capitol Centre, and sees heavy volumes of commuter traffic during the rush hour.

The station itself has three platforms at a level raised above the surrounding roads. Services to the Valleys run from platform 1, and to Cardiff Central and the Vale of Glamorgan from platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 2 are on a central island, with platform 3 being used mainly for services to Cardiff Bay, and City line services to Radyr. The old station car park is now dedicated for private use by residents of a nearby modern development of apartments known as "The Aspect". The station is staffed at most times, with ticket purchase facilities, a newsagent in the forecourt and a cafée on platforms 1 and 2, where toilets are also found.

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In 2005, the station was fitted with new ticket gates, these gates allow easier access going in and out of the station. These gates are operational when the station is manned. In 2006 brand new plasma TV screens were added to this station to replace its old TV screens.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Cardiff Central   Arriva Trains Wales

Coryton Line

   Heath Low Level
Cardiff Central   Arriva Trains Wales

Merthyr Line

   Cathays
Cardiff Central   Arriva Trains Wales

Rhondda Line

   Cathays
Cardiff Central   Arriva Trains Wales

Rhymney Line

   Heath High Level
Cardiff Bay   Arriva Trains Wales

Butetown Branch

   Terminus
Railway stations in Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys:
Valley lines: █ Butetown • █ City • █ Coryton • █ Ebbw Valley • █ Maesteg • █ Merthyr • █ Rhondda • █ Rhymney • █ Vale of Glamorgan
Major stations: Bridgend • Cardiff Central • Cardiff Queen Street • Newport
Other stations: Aber • Abercynon North • Abercynon South • Aberdare • Bargoed • Barry • Barry Docks • Barry Island • Birchgrove • Brithdir • Cadoxton • Caerphilly • Cardiff Bay • Cathays • Cogan • Coryton • Cwmbach • Cwmbran • Danescourt • Dinas Powys • Dinas Rhondda • Dingle Road • Eastbrook • Fairwater • Fernhill • Garth • Gilfach Fargoed • Grangetown • Heath High Level • Heath Low Level • Hengoed • Lisvane and Thornhill • Llanbradach • Llandaf • Llanishen • Llantwit Major • Llwynypia • Maesteg • Maesteg Ewenny Road • Merthyr Tydfil • Merthyr Vale • Mountain Ash • Ninian Park • Penarth • Pencoed • Pengam • Penrhiwceiber • Pentre-bach • Pontlottyn • Pontyclun • Pontypool and New Inn • Pontypridd • Porth • Quakers Yard • Radyr • Rhiwbina • Rhoose Cardiff International Airport • Rhymney • Sarn • Taffs Well • Tir-Phil • Tondu • Ton Pentre • Tonypandy • Trefforest • Trefforest Estate • Trehafod • Treherbert • Treorchy • Troed-y-rhiw • Ty Glas • Waun-Gron Park • Whitchurch • Wildmill • Ynyswen • Ystrad Mynach • Ystrad Rhondda
Transport in Cardiff • Transport in Newport
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