new Cardiff east station

[Rjk]

on Newport road

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on Newport road

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Any more detailed maps ?

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on Newport road

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Any more detailed maps ?

It may not be possible due to the task of digging everything out but .....

Suburban train stations in St mellons , llanederyrn , Llanrumney, Roath , splott would be great as these are some of the most densely populated areas of Cardiff

Ely too although I am sure that will be last on the list as per usual

[the other bob wilson]

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on Newport road

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Aren’t places like Heath and Llanishen classed as east Cardiff or are they central? It is really bad though what is definitely seen as east Cardiff does not have a station especially when they could be built pretty easily in some places.

[JamesWales]

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Don't hold your breathe on any of this. It relies on the line looping down from Cardiff Bay, through the docks and up the old freight lines that run by Tremorfa Park etc.

It is of course an excellent idea, and relatively doable, but I suspect it's a decade away if ever.

[Rjk]

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Aren’t places like Heath and Llanishen classed as east Cardiff or are they central? It is really bad though what is definitely seen as east Cardiff does not have a station especially when they could be built pretty easily in some places.

I would say that heath and llanishen are north Cardiff, definitely not East.

[Rjk]

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Don't hold your breathe on any of this. It relies on the line looping down from Cardiff Bay, through the docks and up the old freight lines that run by Tremorfa Park etc.

It is of course an excellent idea, and relatively doable, but I suspect it's a decade away if ever.

no I think they plan to get this underway relatively quickly (and there's a big difference between a decade and ever!)

not sure about the Cardiff parkway station in st mellons though, that seems to have gone a bit quiet

a station on crwys road is being planned also which will be a nice addition

[The Bloop]

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no I think they plan to get this underway relatively quickly (and there's a big difference between a decade and ever!)

not sure about the Cardiff parkway station in st mellons though, that seems to have gone a bit quiet

a station on crwys road is being planned also which will be a nice addition

Think there's also stations planned for Gabalfa near Mynachdy Community Centre and at Maindy, which makes alot of sense with the university expanding along the ground between Maindy Rd and Column Drive.

[Rjk]

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Think there's also stations planned for Gabalfa near Mynachdy Community Centre and at Maindy, which makes alot of sense with the university expanding along the ground between Maindy Rd and Column Drive.

yeah those would both make sense

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no I think they plan to get this underway relatively quickly (and there's a big difference between a decade and ever!)

not sure about the Cardiff parkway station in st mellons though, that seems to have gone a bit quiet

a station on crwys road is being planned also which will be a nice addition

I would have thought linking llanrhumney and St mellons with the city centre is more important that mostly student areas

They can fogging well walk

[Rjk]

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I would have thought linking llanrhumney and St mellons with the city centre is more important that mostly student areas

They can fogging well walk

the new Cardiff parkway is earmarked for st mellons, although that isn't that conveniently placed for most of st mellons tbh.

llanrumney just isn't anywhere near a train line unfortunately so I doubt that will happen

[JamesWales]

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The link to the east makes perfect sense. It's really important, but unfortunately it doesn't mean it will happen soon.

Cardiff Parkway is also massively important. That's on the mainline so could open far sooner. It's currently with the Welsh Govt who called it in on environmental grounds.

Crwys Rd would be pretty important. Would bring a station to a very densely populated area where currently the nearest one is Cathays.

One is going in by Loudoun Square, which is great for Butetown though I'm not really sure how transformative it will be, as it's only a few hundred metres from the Bay station. Makes it handier for some I guess.

The line connecting Cardiff Bay to the East could be transformative though. Personally I have never looked to live in East Cardiff because of the lack of trains and I'm sure there's many like me in that respect. If you can get into town quickly, it really can change an area.

[MOZZER2]

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The link to the east makes perfect sense. It's really important, but unfortunately it doesn't mean it will happen soon.

Cardiff Parkway is also massively important. That's on the mainline so could open far sooner. It's currently with the Welsh Govt who called it in on environmental grounds.

Crwys Rd would be pretty important. Would bring a station to a very densely populated area where currently the nearest one is Cathays.

One is going in by Loudoun Square, which is great for Butetown though I'm not really sure how transformative it will be, as it's only a few hundred metres from the Bay station. Makes it handier for some I guess.

The line connecting Cardiff Bay to the East could be transformative though. Personally I have never looked to live in East Cardiff because of the lack of trains and I'm sure there's many like me in that respect. If you can get into town quickly, it really can change an area.

i live in the east of the city and a train station has been muted around this area since the 70's ! still waiting :hehe:

with the new speed limits in place it now takes exactly the same time to get to Newport centre to Cardiff city centre by car if you iive in the east of the city

The main road into Newport is still 50mph and when you get to Newport the same speed limits are the same with the SDR around Newport

and try getting a bus into Cardiff city centre at peak times usually the buses are full by the time they hit rumney hill !

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i live in the east of the city and a train station has been muted around this area since the 70's ! still waiting :hehe:

with the new speed limits in place it now takes exactly the same time to get to Newport centre to Cardiff city centre by car if you iive in the east of the city

The main road into Newport is still 50mph and when you get to Newport the same speed limits are the same with the SDR around Newport

and try getting a bus into Cardiff city centre at peak times usually the buses are full by the time they hit rumney hill !

It surprises me that given how close St Mellons and parts of East Cardiff are to Newport, the cities have not merged due to housing developments

Maybe it's all the marshland and bogs

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It surprises me that given how close St Mellons and parts of East Cardiff are to Newport, the cities have not merged due to housing developments

Maybe it's all the marshland and bogs

some say it as already merged but the dividing line is Castleton . they have just completed another housing development around st mellons golf club .

i guess the conservationists will hold off certain areas for protection of wild life in the future just like the M4 relief road !