Cardiff Bay railway station

Cardiff Bay

Welsh: Bae Caerdydd
Cardiff Bay railway station (May 2018)
General information
LocationCardiff Bay, Cardiff
Wales
Coordinates51°28′02″N 3°09′59″W / 51.4671°N 3.1665°W / 51.4671; -3.1665
Grid referenceST190748
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2, but only 1 is currently in use
Other information
Station codeCDB
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
9 October 1840Line opened
December 1844Station opened as Cardiff Bute Dock
1845Renamed Cardiff Docks
1 July 1924Renamed Cardiff Bute Road
26 September 1994Renamed Cardiff Bay
26 May 2025Platform 2 opened, Platform 1 closed for redevelopment
Passengers
2019/20 1.463 million
2020/21 88,028
2021/22 0.315 million
2022/23 0.511 million
2023/24 0.547 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cardiff Bay railway station (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd), formerly Cardiff Bute Road, is a station serving the Cardiff Bay and Butetown areas of Cardiff, Wales. It is the southern terminus of the Butetown branch line 1 mile (1.5 km) south of Cardiff Queen Street.

Currently one platform is in use, Platform 2, which opened 26th May 2025. The existing Platform 1, which closed on the same day, is being redeveloped. The station building lies on Bute Street, although access to the station is from the nearby Lloyd George Avenue. For various reasons, including it being the origin of the first steam-powered passenger train service in Wales, the station is a Grade II* listed building.

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.