One of the UK’s best cities to get new ‘game-changer’ £120million train station
And the two huge new train stations opening in the UK as part of HS2
A HUGE new train station is set to open in a major UK city which has been described as a ‘game-changer’.
St Mellons in Cardiff, being dubbed Cardiff Parkway Station, has finally given the go-ahead, nearly three years after getting planning permission back in 2022.
The new station will be seven minutes from the main central Cardiff station, and hopes to “improve connectivity to other areas of the country and the wider UK”.
The four platform railway station would have eight trains an hour between Cardiff and Newport.
And longer train routes would include connections to Bristol, Manchester and London.
It would welcome more than 800,000 people a year, when built.
New park and ride facilities would improve access to the station, which isn’t common across Cardiff.
Initial plans set the cost of the new station at £120million, although this is likely to go up.
Cardiff Council Leader, Cllr Huw Thomas said the new station would “enhance the city’s future“.
He added: “Cardiff Parkway will significantly improve our transport infrastructure, leading to economic growth and job creation across Cardiff and the wider region.”
And Senedd Member for South Wales Central, Andrew RT Davies MS added: “This new station will be a game changer for Cardiff.”
The last time East Cardiff had a railway station was in 1959 with one in Marshfield, Newport.
East Cardiff currently has no railway station – there was one just over the council border in Marshfield, Newport, but this closed in 1959.
Currently, journeys from from St Mellons to Cardiff city centre take 25 minutes by car, but will be just seven minutes by train.
A new route from Cardiff connects the city to Edinburgh, with a new direct service.
Stopping at 22 stations, the journey takes around six hours.
Elsewhere in the UK, Oxford’s main train station is undergoing an £161million revamp.
New direct routes will also connect Oxford and Cambridge.
, with Cambridge South Station opening this year.
And two new train stations are being built as part of the new HS2 line.
Three scenic train journeys you can take in the UK
Cornish Coast – One trip that rail enthusiasts seem to love is along a stretch of the Cornish coast and takes just 10 minutes to complete.
The route from St Erth to St Ives only stops at Carbis Bay en route to its final destination, but the views out the window for the whole journey are pretty spectacular.
Another highlight of the journey is that St Ives station is situated right next to Porthminster beach, meaning the sand and sea can be accessed almost immediately.
Meanwhile, the station is less than a ten minute walk into town, where the harbour, shops, galleries and pubs can be explored.
Durham to Edinburgh – Another train route that people in the UK love is the East Coast train line between Durham and Edinburgh, with coastal views and city landscapes among the sights that can be seen out the window.
Newcastle, Berwick, Lindisfarne and Durham Cathedral are all among the highlights on that route.
Scotland’s West Highland Line – While Scotland is home to plenty of famous landmarks and top attractions, it also has one of the most breathtaking train routes in the world.
Scotland’s West Highland Line has previously been dubbed the best rail journey in the world by – and it’s easy to see why.
The journey from Glasgow to Fort William is one of my favourite train routes – and I’ve interrailed through mainland Europe.
With mountain landscapes, serene lochs, wistful moors, and wildlife all visible through the train window, it’s certainly a route all holidaymakers should consider doing at least once.
Old Oak Common will be a new £2billion ‘super station’.
And the new £460million Curzon Street Station will open in Birmingham – the first of its kind in the UK in 130 years.
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