on Newport road
first station in the east of the city?Attachment 5842
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on Newport road
first station in the east of the city?Attachment 5842
Any more detailed maps ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Any more detailed maps ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
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.
I would say that heath and llanishen are north Cardiff, definitely not East.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
no I think they plan to get this underway relatively quickly (and there's a big difference between a decade and ever!)Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
yeah those would both make senseQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
I would have thought linking llanrhumney and St mellons with the city centre is more important that mostly student areasQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
llanrumney just isn't anywhere near a train line unfortunately so I doubt that will happen
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
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 developmentsQuote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
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 .Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
i guess the conservationists will hold off certain areas for protection of wild life in the future just like the M4 relief road !
the only "green belt" in wales is between cardiff and newport, because they don't want them to merge and lose all the marshlandQuote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
You'll be long in your box underground before this is started if ever!!! Maybe we should transfer one of our stations 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
before what is started?Quote:
Originally Posted by Heathblue
I read something along the lines of '..the major stumbling block is where the funding will come from...'Quote:
Originally Posted by Heathblue
+ 20 mph speeding fines, Drakeford master plan :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
A station at St Mellons was announced decades ago.
Not a spadeful of earth dug yet.
almost there bobh :hehe:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ation-28379266
It all sounds great until people remember or realise that trains are just not reliable.
That's not the only green beltQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
are you sure?Quote:
Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927
Ah, yes. Biodiversity.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
They could merge and call it Carport or NewdiffQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Are YOU sure? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Cardiff Zone Map for When Metro Complete
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cardiff Zone Map for When Metro Complete <br>SINGLE FARES (Current Prices)<br>Next Station (Less than 2 Zones away) - £2.60<br>1 Zone - £3.00<br>2 Zones - £3.60<br>3 Zones - £4.20<br>4 or 5 Zones - £5.20 (Max Fare)<br><br>Newport Is outside the max fare but priced as if Zone 2 for trains from Ebbw Vale. <a href="https://t.co/fEtMwgkDhy">pic.twitter.com/fEtMwgkDhy</a></p>— Michael Fox (@foxy_michael) <a href="https://twitter.com/foxy_michael/status/1744331106789306742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>