Cardiff railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Cardiff, opening on 14 March 1889, relocating to its present site on 8 June 1902.Cardiff Station NSWrail.net
Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access.Cardiff businesses demand railway station upgrade Newcastle Herald 20 May 2009 There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby Glendale, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s.65m for Cardiff rail station upgrade Newcastle Herald 1 May 2010
In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades.Work starts on access upgrade at Cardiff railway station ABC News 15 November 2010 These improved the parking and stairs and provided wheelchair access, weather protection, and a lengthened platform capable of accommodating eight carriage trains.
Platforms and services
Cardiff has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Gosford and Newcastle.
Transport links Hunter Valley Buses operates five bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 259: Glendale to Minmi via Wallsend & Maryland 262: Cameron Park to Charlestown via Constitution Dr 263: Cameron Park to Charlestown 264: Minmi to Adamstown via Glendale & Kotara 267: West Wallsend to Glendale
Newcastle Transport operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 13: Glendale to Newcastle via Cardiff & John Hunter Hospital 29: Glendale to Swansea North via Cardiff & Belmont 44: Warners Bay to Kotara via Glendale, Cardiff & Macquarie Hills
References
External links
Cardiff station details Transport for New South Wales