User:Llemiles/Cardiff Transport Interchange

Coordinates: 51°28′35″N 3°10′45″W / 51.47643°N 3.17905°W / 51.47643; -3.17905
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Cardiff Transport Interchange

Drafnidiaeth Gorllewin Caerdydd
A building on the site of the future Interchange being demolished in 2016
General information
LocationCardiff Transport Interchange
4 Central Square
Cardiff
CF10 1EP
Wales
Coordinates51°28′35″N 3°10′45″W / 51.47643°N 3.17905°W / 51.47643; -3.17905
Owned byTransport for Wales
Bus stands14
Bus operators
ConnectionsCardiff Central railway station
Construction
Structure type500,000 sq ft
Other information
Websitehttps://gov.wales/cardiff-bus-interchange-gets-go-ahead-part-500000-sq-ft-development
History
OpeningOpening Spring 2023[1]
Location
Cardiff Transport Interchange is located in Central Cardiff
Cardiff Transport Interchange
Cardiff Transport Interchange
Cardiff Transport Interchange site location

Cardiff Transport Interchange (Welsh: Drafnidiaeth Gorllewin Caerdydd) is a 500,000 sq ft bus interchange under construction in the city centre of Cardiff. It is planned for completion in 2023, and is located adjacent to Cardiff Central railway station.

Preparations began in 2016 with the demolition of the former NCP multi-storey car park on Wood Street, and construction formally began in 2019 with the announcement of the funding agreement between operator Transport for Wales, investor Legal and General, and developer Rightacres Property.[1]

The station will handle the vast majority of bus and coach services that run in and through the city.

History[edit]

The bus station in 1980
The terminal building from Wood Street in 2007

The site of Cardiff's bus station had previously been an area of housing and shops known as Temperance Town. However, demolition of Temperance Town commenced in 1937 after the Great Western Railway persuaded the Cardiff Corporation to improve the view from their new railway station.[2] The Central bus station opened in 1954.[3]

Demolition of the bus station began in 2008 with the terminus building being demolished. Before work began, there were eight concourses lettered A-F and W with each concourse having numbered stands.

Redevelopment[edit]

Demolition of the terminal building in 2008

Redevelopment of the bus station began in 2008.[4] Demolition of the old terminal buildings (between stand A and Wood Street stands) started on 11 January 2008, with buses instead picking up at Castle Street and Westgate Street. On 6 May 2008, Stand A at the bus station closed for demolition of the terminal buildings.[5] As of 4 January 2009, some services reverted to using the bus station, whilst others remained split between the alternative terminal points.[6]

A multimillion-pound modernisation of Cardiff central bus station was announced in December 2010, with three options for public consultation.[7] In December 2011 the council announced that the existing bus station would close in early 2013 and the new bus station would be built on the site of the neighbouring Wood Street Car Park. The new bus station would open in mid-2014, and provide 19 bays and have direct access to Westgate Street and St Mary Street via Saunders Road.[8] A further announcement was made in January 2012, that negotiations were underway to sell off the existing bus station land to two major companies, who would build a 12-storey headquarters on the site. Part of the proceeds from the sale would be put towards redesign and redevelopment of Central Square, which would be renamed Capital Square.[9] These plans were put in doubt after the May 2012 council election.[10]

In October 2014 a new masterplan was revealed for the area, produced by architects Foster + Partners. BBC Cymru Wales earmarked the bus station as the site for its new headquarters.[11] Proposals for a replacement bus station were to be put to the Cardiff Council later in 2014.[12] In June 2015 Foster + Partners were chosen as the preferred architects and images were revealed of the new bus station, which would be completed by mid-2018. The final part of the bus station closed on 1 August 2015.[13][14] Construction of the new Cardiff Central bus station is now due to begin early in 2018, after an agreement was made between Rightacres, the developer of the site, and the Welsh Government.[15] The plans, which were approved by Cardiff Council's cabinet on 20 December 2017, will include both offices and residential apartments built along with the bus station.[15] The plans still need planning approval for some elements of the plan.[15] The new bus station was described as due to open in 2020.[15]

In July 2019 Cardiff Council announced they had signed contracts with developer Rightacres and funder Legal and General to re-open the bus station on its new site. The project is now expected to be completed in Spring 2023.[1]

Facilities[edit]

The Central Square development has a number of retail facilities and food outlets including:

Services[edit]

Cardiff Bus and Stagecoach South Wales buses at the bus station in April 2007

There were 34 stands at the station, which were located on Central Square, off Wood Street and opposite the Millennium Stadium, in the Cardiff city centre. The operating schedule was:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiffs-bus-station-finally-going-16662395
  2. ^ Abandoned Communities website Abandoned Communities ..... Temperance Town (viewed 11 October 2011)
  3. ^ "A short history of cardiff". www.localhistories.org. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  4. ^ Madeleine Brindley. "WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Relief as bus one-way plan goes on hold". Icwales.icnetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ^ "home". cardiff bus. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Alford, Abby (3 December 2010). "Revamp for bus station coming at last - Cardiff news - CardiffOnline". WalesOnline. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  8. ^ Law, Peter (6 December 2011). "New bus station for Cardiff to open in 2014 at heart of new financial services district". Western Mail (Walesonline). Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  9. ^ Law, Peter (30 January 2012). "'Exciting Times' for Capital". South Wales Echo. pp. 4–5.
  10. ^ Law, Peter (22 May 2012). "'Back to the drawing board' for Cardiff's Central Business District". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  11. ^ "BBC Wales HQ at bus station site". BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  12. ^ Sion Barry (30 October 2014). "Cardiff's new Central Square development: An exclusive glimpse at the dramatic overhaul planned for the heart of the capital". Western Mail. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Work begins on new Cardiff bus station" Coach & Bus Week issue 1199 28 July 2015 page 9
  14. ^ "Cardiff bus station closes for Central Square redevelopment". BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  15. ^ a b c d "'No more delays' as Cardiff bus station set for 2018 opening". BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  16. ^ Miller, Claire "Irish coach service to honour city's lost 'Little Ireland' community with plaque" South Wales Echo 6 October 2011, pp. 26-27

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