Cardiff Central station opened Platform 8 today.

A new platform will officially open at Cardiff Central station today - and rail bosses say it will help ease congestion for train passengers.

Platform eight will be used for the Penarth, Barry Island and Vale of Glamorgan lines.

As part of the works, a track for the new platform has been installed and trains will be able to depart westwards from platforms seven and eight at the same time.

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When I was a kid there was other platforms on the site where the new car park is now, as you can see from the right hand side of the image below

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