Cardiff Central station

Ticket barriers at Cardiff Central

Cardiff Central has ticket barriers.

The gate score above is TrainSpy’s estimate of how likely the barriers are to be open right now, based on staffing patterns and recent traveller reports.

Known gatelines

• Main gateline — Accessible gate at each set of ticket gates.

Which platforms each gateline serves — and its live open/closed status — is shown when you plan a journey in the app.

Staffing

This station is staffed full time, so any barriers are usually in operation while trains run.

Live departures

Nearby stations

• Cardiff Queen Street — about 950 m away
• Grangetown — about 1.2 km away
• Cardiff Bay — about 1.3 km away
• Cathays — about 1.5 km away
• Ninian Park — about 1.6 km away

Plan a journey through Cardiff Central

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