I thought that Aber Station (the next one up the line from Cardiff Central) was slow, but…read moreCaerphilly is almost as bad. Monday to Saturday, the train to/from Cardiff runs every 15 minutes or so. On Sundays, the train runs every two hours. Be prepared. There is a staffed ticket booth during some hours but the rest of the time there is just the automated ticket vending machine. There are no ticket barricades and there is step free access. There is a confectionery/soda vending machine. The bus station/depot is attached and there is a taxi stand just opposite.

Perfectly located station, just on the edge of the central part of town. Small station with exits…read moreon both sides (so you don't have to labour over an annoying footbridge).

For anyone planning to drive into Cardiff centre this is a valuable service to make use of as…read moreCardiff's streets can get so busy at certain times of the day and parking is a huge nightmare. Especially with Cardiff Council's new responsibility to parking fines. Parking in Cardiff can be very costly if you do not adhere to road markings etc and even if you do, the car parks can charge quite a pretty penny depending when and where you are parking. For this reason, why not simply park here and ride the bus. It's only £3.00 to park at this facility which has ample spaces free throughout the day and then you can ride the bus into town for free. It doesn't really take that much longer and there is a bus every 15 minutes so you never have to wait too long before the next bus. The busses are all very new looking and this service is in operation 5 days a week. Monday to Friday the services start at 7:30am and the last services from the city centre is at 7:00pm except for match days when this changes to 5:30pm.

What I don't understand is, why does it take the same amount of time for the bus to drive to the…read morestation as it does for me to walk? Also, why do empty buses rattle past my window all day (when in service) but they never drive past the bus stop when I'm waiting for one? No joke, I just looked out my window again and there was yet another, with not a sole on board!! A city like this needs a good public transport system, what with the hilliness making it harder to walk and cycle and the traffic diabolical due to tiny windy roads. We need a solution and fast!

Today, 9th of september, i've waited for the bus for over a whole hour. Never thought it was…read morepossible to skip exacly 10 busses in a row (6x for number 76 and 4x for number 2). I've been at the bus stop from 13:48 and finaly caught a number 2 bus at 15:04. When I told the driver I've been waiting for the bus for a whole hour he just shrugged and said "it is very busy in town". I get that its not his fault, and I'm used to 2 or even 3 busses not arriving, its beyond me as to what has to happen to skip 10 busses in a row. I was also suppossed to start my shift at 3pm. In seriously reconsidering my decision to get around by bus. (Might as well had walked to city center today). Sincerely, Vito.

If you're around the Lisvane or Thornhill area and in dire need of some kind of train operating…read moreservice, then you are in such luck! This is a two-track station, where the platform closest to the main car-park offers train services up towards Rhymney, and the platform closest to the bewilderingly large set of stairs offers services into the centre of Cardiff town and beyond to Penarth. This train station is very much no-frills. Although it does now have an electronic ticker to let you know the arrival time of the next train and where it's heading (just in case my instructions of which side is which weren't clear enough). Trains into the centre of Cardiff leave at 14 minutes past, 29 minutes past, 44 minutes past, and 59 minutes past the hour most of the time and you'll be in the centre within 15 minutes. There's no ticket barrier here, so you can hop on the train without paying, though it is probably best to catch eye-contact with the conductor at some point during the trip into town because there are barriers in both Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street which you won't be able to get through without a ticket. The train conductor has a fancy box that produces the tickets that accepts cards nowadays so he's unlikely to accept any form of excuse for not being able to purchase one.

Living in Cwmbran, I regularly have to use the Cwmbran Bus Station for trips all around South Wales…read morethat require a bit more specification beyond train stations and overall, I'm pretty happy about the services I get from Cwmbran. Ever since Cwmbran became such a shopping centre hotspot with loads of patronage, there's now loads of public transportation that go to and from the location. NOTES: ~ Since it's just right at Cwmbran shopping centre, it really makes it convenient. ~ The bus station itself isn't too big. Just a manageable size and easy to navigate with multiple "stands" that cater to different buses. ~ Multiple services stop here, ranging from Stagecoach, Newport Bus, and more. I'm pretty happy with Cwmbran Bus Station. Great location with a huge variety of services you can almost get to anywhere in South Wales via this major stop. Also great for a day's out!

I like to do comedy routines on the platform here, I'm known as Cathays Clown…read more This station is only one mile north of Cardiff Central and it's a cute little Suburban Station in the middle of the North part of the city. For a long time you had to kind of fend for yourself here, but now at rush hour they actually have people helping out and employees and what not. It's literally right in the middle of a development of housing, and surrounded by businesses and whatnot which is pretty cool. In fact when you pull up here you will notice that a little shopping center is right next to it - although you have to kind of cross a bridge and walk back down to it. But it's good for your cheap shopping if you need it. They've also made some colourful admissions to some of the buildings here. I meant additions, but maybe they've admitted stuff to the buildings too?

Cathays Railway Station basically has no facilities except a ticket office (manned part time) and a…read moreself-service ticket machine, but the good thing about it is that it's in a safe, residential area where you won't feel threatened hanging around waiting for a train. It only gets busy on the platforms during peak travel times when people are using this line to get to and from the Valleys in one direction, and to and from the city centre in the other direction. It's very convenient for anyone working or studying at the University, which surrounds the station, or for those living in Cathays, as it offers a good alternative to a taxi if you want to get into town quickly without the walk - particularly if you have heavy bags to carry.

My dog went for free and loved it . It was so hot on the train we decided to walk back it's a…read moregood walk but lovely food a the cafe under the station

This is a really good place to visit, especially if you are a train enthusiast! It has steam trains…read morethat operate at weekends throughout the year. There are also special events at Valentines and Christmas. The Christmas Special is really lovely with mince pies and mulled wine for the adults and juice and biscuits for the children. Each child gets to see Father Christmas and the gift that they receive is remarkably good quality. There is a small playground on site and a cafe. There is also a shop selling paintings and children's toys. A really enjoyable day out, especially the Thomas themed days when the trains are dressed up as the charaters from Thomas The Tank Engine.

Barry Island Railway Station served the traditional seaside resort of Barry Island. It's well…read morelocated for the amusement park and the beach at Whitmore Bay. The station was opened in 1896 at the end of a 3/4 mile branch from the Barry Railway, from Barry Town. In 1899 it was extended through a tunnel to serve Barry Pier station, for ship excursion traffic. Since the closure of Barry Pier, the station has been a terminus. In its heyday up to 150,000 passengers might arrive on Bank Holiday specials, and the station had 4 long platforms to cope with the traffic. Declining traffic has seen the station rationalised to half of just one platform. The building is now a museum, and platform 4 is used by the Barry heritage railway. The facilities are now fairly basic: the remaining platform has a small shelter (though the original awning also covers part of the platform) and a ticket machine. There is level access to the platform from the street. The station has 3 trains an hour from Cardiff during weekdays, usually travelling to/from Aberdare or Merthyr Tydfil. In evenings and Sundays the frequency drops to half hourly.

Upon arrival to Newport station, I was not blown away. The…read morestation looked very old, and needed a serious makeover. When I wanted to enquire about what bus to take, their office was on a bus, this was due to the fact that their office was getting a makeover. National express coaches and normal bus service's stop here. In the bus station you have the gate numbers, which are separated by colourful handlebars where the passengers wait for their bus. You have the computerised timetable which shows the bus number and what time the bus is coming. That was properly the most modern thing about the bus station. You also had permanently closed shops in the station as well. The city centre is right next to the station. Well if and when I come back I hope that the station has a cosmetic makeover.

Newport Bus Station is by far nothing special. To be honest, it's actually not that bad given the…read moreabysmal dead-city state Newport is in (as Omoraka noted, plenty of closed shops dont' make for much of an appealing atmosphere). ~ Atmosphere: Came here midday and it was pretty packed with people coming in and out. The place was filthy, but then again Newport usually is. Thankfully, it's in a great location right close to the city centre. ~ Ease of Use: This bus station is really simple to navigate, with multiple gates and clear electronic signs showing the timetables of upcoming buses. It would be difficult to be confused here. Additionally, from my experience people line up in the great British queue pretty well so there's never a mob of people crowding around a certain gate! There's not much to fault about this bus station. It does it's job in an efficient manner and has easy to read signs to help you find your way!

The cafe I mention in my previous review - Urban Espresso - has changed ownership / management and…read moreits name is now Cafe Creme, but other than that it basically offers the same as it used to (including all-important take away coffees for commuters). Keynsham station itself now has an information post on each platform where you can press a button to get train information - which makes you feel just a little bit less cut-off than before (when there was basically no way of finding out if there was a problem with the trains, or when you might expect the next one to arrive). I'm therefore going to nudge up my star rating for the station to three instead of two!