Cardiff Crossrail

Cardiff Central to Cardiff Bay tramway

Have your say on Cardiff Crossrail

Tell us your thoughts on plans for a new tramway between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Bay, improving connections along the way.

Our 6-week consultation, delivered in partnership with Cardiff Council, launched on 16 September 2024 and will close on 27 October 2024.

We’ll be hosting drop-ins over the consultation period so you can talk to the team and learn more about the proposals.

Find out more about the scheme and our upcoming drop-in events and have your say here: haveyoursay.tfw.wales/cardiff-crossrail

Back in the summer, we published our Cardiff Crossrail Consultation Commitment which sets out how we’ll engage on the scheme.

 

 

We’re working with Cardiff Council to deliver a tramway from Cardiff Central railway station to Cardiff Bay, connecting the two directly by rail for the first time. The first phase of Cardiff Crossrail will significantly improve the railway network between the city centre and Cardiff Bay, benefiting the wider city and region.

The scheme will deliver:

• A new two-platform station stop located in the southern car park of Cardiff Central railway station, with easy interchange at Cardiff Central station.
• A new tramway from the southern car park at Cardiff Central station, crossing through Callaghan Square to join the existing Cardiff Bay line 
• An additional third platform at Cardiff Bay railway station (in addition to the second, which is currently being built)
• Improvements to public spaces on the route to connect neighbouring communities, places and attractions.

We’re working with Cardiff Council to explore the possibility of delivering a new connection from Cardiff Bay station to a brand-new station on Pierhead Street. This is subject to additional funding being secured. 

The scheme is fully aligned with our South Wales Metro aspirations. It’ll align with work already underway to build a new track on the Cardiff Bay line to allow faster and more frequent services using brand new tram-trains.

To enable the implementation of the first phase of Cardiff Crossrail, there’ll be changes to the road layout on Callaghan Square and traffic routing in the area. There’ll also be improvements to active travel (walking, wheeling and cycling) links with new sections of segregated cycleway and improved footways for pedestrians. Further information can be found on our engagement platform.