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Cathays railway station

Cathays railway station is a station on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines in the district of , Wales. It is 1+1⁄4 miles north of .
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  • Email: customer.relations@tfwrail.wales
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Cathays Railway Station”, “Cathays Station”, and “CYS”
  • Address: Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sherman Theatre and Millennium Stadium.

Theater building
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a venue in the district of . It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College Cardiff. is situated 670 feet southeast of Cathays railway station.

Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of . Located in , it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games. is situated 4,000 feet south of Cathays railway station.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. is situated 2,400 feet south of Cathays railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Maindy.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Cathays railway station

Latitude
51.4889° or 51° 29′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.17893° or 3° 10′ 44″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Operator
Transport for Wales Rail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“CYS”
Open location code
9C3RFRQC+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21415074
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6952257
Wiki­data ID
Q2300730
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Cathays railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “凯西斯火车站”
  • Chinese: “凯西斯站”
  • Dutch: “station Cathays”
  • Dutch: “Station Cathays”
  • French: “Cathays”
  • French: “gare de Cathays”
  • Polish: “Cathays”
  • Welsh: “Cathays”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Cathays”

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