Revealed: One of Britain's least connected train stations FINALLY gets new routes, after only operating a solitary shuttle service to a stop a mile away for 18 years.
The single platform station at Cardiff Bay in Wales currently only offers one train route. However, from Sunday June 2, it's all on board for a new era READ MORE: Meet the teenager who spends £8,500 a year living on trains
Despite being in a major city, it's one of the UK's smallest and least connected stations - but it's finally benefiting from 'additional stops added to its network.
For almost two decades, the single platform Cardiff Bay station has only offered a direct shuttle service four minutes along a one-mile single-track spur to Cardiff Queen. Street, the second busiest station in Wales.
A change of train was necessary to continue the journey.
However, from Sunday June 2, everything is on board for a new era, with Transport for Wales launching a brand new service between the Bay of Cardiff and Pontypridd, approximately 20 miles away, it stops at all stations along the way, including Radyr and Llandaf.
Historic Bay of Cardiff, in the Butetown district, was built in the 1840s by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and was initially known as Cardiff Bute Docks station.
Despite being in a major city, it's one of the UK's smallest and least connected stations - but it's finally benefiting from 'additional stops added to its network.
For almost two decades, the single platform Cardiff Bay station has only offered a direct shuttle service four minutes along a one-mile single-track spur to Cardiff Queen. Street, the second busiest station in Wales.
A change of train was necessary to continue the journey.
However, from Sunday June 2, everything is on board for a new era, with Transport for Wales launching a brand new service between the Bay of Cardiff and Pontypridd, approximately 20 miles away, it stops at all stations along the way, including Radyr and Llandaf.
Historic Bay of Cardiff, in the Butetown district, was built in the 1840s by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and was initially known as Cardiff Bute Docks station.
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