Cardiff Central Railway Station
Cardiff Central Railway Station
We have worked at Cardiff Central Railway Station for nearly a decade, providing heritage advice to inform future alteration and expansion plans for this important Great Western Mainline station and interchange that is Wales’s busiest rail station.
The present Cardiff Central Station is the third to be built on the site. Completed in 1934, it is listed at Grade II as the ‘most complete example’ of a Great Western Railway ‘major city railway station of the period’. Current conditions and future predictions indicate that because Cardiff is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, the station is approaching the point where it will have to be substantially remodelled for a third time.
We were first asked to produce an initial heritage audit of the GRIP1 options study for the proposed masterplan for Cardiff Central Station, in order to better understand the potential heritage planning risks associated with the project.
We were then appointed by Transport for Wales and Mott Macdonald to produce a Statement of Significance to inform development of GRIP 2 to 4 proposals for passenger and capacity enhancements. These include enlarging the concourse and adding gate lines to ease congestion. Additionally, waiting areas, retail spaces, and cycle storage facilities will be upgraded and modernised.
Whilst the scheme retains the existing Art Deco terminus, we also advised on the design and development of a red brick-arched colonnade and clock tower.
When complete, the station - which is benefiting from up to £140m of investment - will form a key part of the Network Rail-backed Cardiff Central mixed-use masterplan, which includes housing.
Client Cardiff Central Railway Station