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Title: Cardiff "Crossrail" takes step forward. Post by: johnneyw on March 09, 2024, 11:13:48 Cardiff "Crossrail" is due to take another step forward shortly with further approval to progress the project.
The article below also outlined the initial stages with Cardiff Central to Cardiff Bay being the first part. Although it's not specified, it seems to me that the extra platform at Central will be outside of the station at Callaghan Square but I'm not totally clear on this. Anyway, article link below. https://nation.cymru/news/multimillion-pound-crossrail-project-set-to-take-a-major-step-forward/ Title: Re: Cardiff "Crossrail" takes step forward. Post by: anthony215 on March 11, 2024, 21:22:02 Had this given to me shows the plans for callanghan Square. Platforms will be in.the car park on.the South Side of Cardiff Central Station. A multistorey car park is being built along with a coach station.
Title: Re: Cardiff "Crossrail" takes step forward. Post by: stuving on March 11, 2024, 23:06:44 Had this given to me shows the plans for callanghan Square. Platforms will be in.the car park on.the South Side of Cardiff Central Station. A multistorey car park is being built along with a coach station. That may have been an official plan, though its source is unofficial. There is a more recent plan in a presentation of Mark Barry's (https://mgbarryconsulting-my.sharepoint.com/personal/mark_mgbarryconsulting_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fmark%5Fmgbarryconsulting%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2FDocuments%20to%20share%2FMETRO%20Cardiff%20for%20Dimitris%20Conf%2012%20July%202023%20DRAFT%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fmark%5Fmgbarryconsulting%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2FDocuments%20to%20share&ga=1) from last year (he's an advisor on Cardiff Metro). I can't link to it, but it shows (at p45) two new tram-train platforms outside central station, partly on the current car park. The track then goes through Callaghan Square and joins the Cardiff Bay line. That fits the words just released better: Quote Phase 1a This phase is fully funded and will require a significant redevelopment of the highway network around Callaghan Square so the tram-train can connect onto the existing Cardiff Bay train line, as well as a new tram-train platform at Cardiff Central. There will also be a new public realm in front of Callaghan Square, a new segregated cycleway to connect Cardiff Central with Callaghan Square linking with the wider strategic network, and changes to the access arrangements for general traffic through Bute Terrace and Lower St Mary Street. But plans do seem to be still subject to change. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |