Train times from Cathays station, Cardiff

Next departures

Station facilities

• Step-free access: Partly: step-free access to some platforms only. Category B2. While both platforms are step-free, there is no facility for wheelchair users, mobility scooter users or persons with reduced mobility to cross between Platform 1 and 2 due to a steep footbridge.
• Ticket office: No, there's no ticket office. There are ticket machines.
• Help and assistance: The station is staffed part of the day. Assistance staff meet you at Platform. Passenger Assist: 03333 211202 (Every day 08:00–20:00).
• Waiting area: There's a sheltered waiting area.
• Cycle parking: Yes: 30 spaces, with CCTV. 15 Sheffield stands providing for up to 30 bicycles in an area, located to the south of the footbridge which crosses the railway.
• Platforms: 2.

Station information from National Rail, updated Thursday, 29 October 2026. Facilities can change: check before you travel.

Routes from this station

• Aberdare – Merthyr Tydfil Transport for Wales
• Pontypridd – Cardiff Bay Transport for Wales

Stops nearby

• Park Place, Cardiff 1 min walk
• University RE, Cathays Park 1 min walk
• College Road RK, Cathays Park 5 min walk
• Corbett Road, Cathays Park 6 min walk
• Lowther Road, Roath 6 min walk
• Law Courts RJ, Cathays Park 7 min walk

All bus routes and stops in Cardiff

Questions

Which trains stop at Cathays station, Cardiff?

Aberdare – Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd – Cardiff Bay, run by Transport for Wales.

Where is Cathays station, Cardiff?

Cathays station is in Cathays, Cardiff.

Where do trains from Cathays station, Cardiff go?

The next departures go to Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Pontypridd, Treherbert, Cardiff Bay and Aberdare.

Is Cathays station, Cardiff step-free and wheelchair accessible?

Partly: step-free access to some platforms only. Category B2. While both platforms are step-free, there is no facility for wheelchair users, mobility scooter users or persons with reduced mobility to cross between Platform 1 and 2 due to a steep footbridge.

Does Cathays station, Cardiff have a ticket office?

No, there's no ticket office. There are ticket machines.

Can I get help or assistance at Cathays station, Cardiff?

The station is staffed part of the day. Assistance staff meet you at Platform. Passenger Assist: 03333 211202 (Every day 08:00–20:00).

Is there cycle parking at Cathays station, Cardiff?

Yes: 30 spaces, with CCTV. 15 Sheffield stands providing for up to 30 bicycles in an area, located to the south of the footbridge which crosses the railway.

How many platforms does Cathays station, Cardiff have?

2.