Editing Cardiff (section)

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Cardiff}}

===Rail===
{{main|Rail transport in Cardiff}}
[[Cardiff Central railway station]] is the largest railway station in Wales, with eight platforms coping with over 12.5 million passengers a year.<ref>[https://www.networkrail.co.uk/feeds/new-platform-at-cardiff-central-station-will-help-to-ease-congestion-as-railway-upgrade-in-south-wales-continues/ New platform at Cardiff Central will help to ease congestion as railway upgrade in South Wales continues] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181941/https://www.networkrail.co.uk/feeds/new-platform-at-cardiff-central-station-will-help-to-ease-congestion-as-railway-upgrade-in-south-wales-continues/|date=12 May 2018}} Network Rail 1 December 2016.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529 |title=Station usage |publisher=Office of Rail Regulation |access-date=13 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705115621/http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529 |archive-date=5 July 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> It provides direct services to [[Bridgend railway station|Bridgend]] and [[Newport railway station|Newport]], long-distance, cross-Wales services to [[Wrexham General railway station|Wrexham]] and [[Holyhead railway station|Holyhead]], and services to [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Bristol]], [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham]], [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester]] and [[Paddington railway station|London]]. Cardiff Central Station is situated within the southern border of what was known [[Temperance Town, Cardiff|Temperance Town]], a former residential area within central Cardiff.

[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station]] is the second busiest in Wales and the hub for the [[Valley Lines]] services that connect the [[South Wales Valleys]] and the Cardiff suburbs with the city centre. It is located at the eastern end of the city centre and provides services to Cardiff Bay. Cardiff has a [[Commuter rail in the United Kingdom|suburban rail system]] known as the [[Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes]], operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]. There are eight lines that serve 20 stations in the city, 26 in the wider urban area (including Taffs Well, [[Penarth]] and Dinas Powys) and more than 60 in the South Wales valleys and the [[Vale of Glamorgan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=4776 |title=Network Map – Valleys & Cardiff local routes |publisher=Arriva Trains Wales |access-date=20 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204307/http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=4776 |archive-date=25 May 2011 }}</ref>

===Metro===
The [[South Wales Metro]] is an integrated public transport system under development in south-east Wales, centered on Cardiff. The project is to include the electrification of some of the existing railway lines and the creation of multiple [[light rail]] and [[light rapid transit]] lines. Four lines are under construction with a further three planned. The first lines will link [[Penarth]] and [[Cardiff Bay]] to {{rws|Radyr}}, {{rws|Treherbert}}, {{rws|Aberdare}} and {{rws|Merthyr Tydfil}}, with plans to also serve [[Pontyclun]], [[St Mellons]] and [[Porth Teigr]]. Alongside this, current commuter services will be improved with a near-tripling in capacity on some routes to {{rws|Bridgend}} and {{rws|Rhymney}}.

===Air===
{{main|Cardiff Airport|Cardiff Heliport}}
Domestic and international air links to Cardiff and South & West Wales are provided from [[Cardiff Airport|Cardiff Airport (CWL)]], the only international airport in Wales. The airport lies in the village of [[Rhoose]], {{convert|10|mi|km|0|abbr=out}} west of the city. There are regular bus services linking the airport with Cardiff city centre, and a train service from [[Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station]] to Cardiff Central.

===Road and bus===
{{Main|Bus transport in Cardiff}}
The [[M4 motorway]] connects Cardiff with [[Swansea]] to the west and [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and London to the east, with four junctions on the M4, including one with the [[A48(M) motorway|A48(M)]]. The [[A470 road|A470]] provides an important link from the city to the [[A465 road|Heads of the Valleys road]]. When completed, the [[A4232 road|A4232]] – also known as the Peripheral Distributor Road – will form part of the Cardiff ring-road system, along with the M4 motorway between junctions 30 and 33.<ref name="Ring Roads">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pberry.plus.com/ukroads/ring_roads/ |publisher=Paul Berry |title=Ring Roads |access-date=8 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109114828/http://www.pberry.plus.com/ukroads/ring_roads/ |archive-date=9 November 2007 }}</ref>

Cardiff has a comprehensive bus network, whose providers include the [[municipal bus companies|municipal bus company]] [[Cardiff Bus]] (routes within the city and to Newport, Barry and Penarth), [[Adventure Travel (bus company)|Adventure Travel]]  (cross-city and to [[Cardiff Airport]]), [[Stagecoach South Wales]] (to the [[South Wales Valleys]]) and [[First Cymru]] (to Cowbridge and Bridgend). [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] and [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus]] provides direct services to major cities such as [[Bristol]], London, [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and [[Manchester]]. Most bus services in the city use [[Cardiff Bus Interchange]] located next to Central Station, which opened in 2024 replacing an older structure on the same site, whilst intercity and coach services use the coach terminal located near [[Sophia Gardens]] in the north of the city centre.

===Cycle===
{{Main|Cycling in Cardiff}}
The [[Taff Trail]] is a [[walkway|walking]] and [[cycle path]] running for {{convert|55|mi|km|round=5|abbr=out}} between Cardiff Bay and [[Brecon]] in the [[Brecon Beacons]] National Park. It runs through Bute Park, [[Sophia Gardens]] and many other green areas within Cardiff. It is possible to cycle the entire distance of the [[Trail]] almost completely off-road, as it largely follows the [[River Taff]] and many of the disused railways of the Glamorganshire valleys.

[[Nextbike]] previously operated a public bike-hire scheme in the city between March 2018 and January 2024,<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2023 |title=Nextbike Cardiff: Bike sharing scheme scrapped due to theft |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67646004 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB }}</ref> with the scheme allegedly being scrapped due to theft. Cardiff Council are seeking a replacement operator.

===Water===
The Aquabus water taxi runs every hour between the city centre (Taff Mead Embankment) and Cardiff Bay (Mermaid Quay), and between Cardiff Bay and Penarth [[Cardiff Bay Barrage]]. Throughout the year, Cardiff Waterbus<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cardiffwaterbus.com/ |title=The original Cardiff Waterbus |website=cardiffwaterbus.com |access-date=9 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801084105/http://cardiffwaterbus.com/ |archive-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> sail between the Pierhead on The Waterfront and the Penarth end of the Cardiff Bay Barrage with short sightseeing cruises.

Between March and October boats depart from Cardiff Bay for [[Flat Holm]] Island. The ''[[PS Waverley]]'' and ''[[MV Balmoral (1949)|MV Balmoral]]'' sail from Britannia Quay (in Roath Basin) to various destinations in the [[Bristol Channel]].
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File:Cardiff Central station (26526139271).jpg|[[Cardiff Central railway station]]
File:Gorsaf Heol y Frenhines, Caerdydd.JPG|[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station]]
File:Depo Ffynnon Taf - TfW 398011 llaes 398010.JPG|[[South Wales Metro]] [[tram-train]]s 
File:Cardiff Airport (Oct 2010).jpg|[[Cardiff Airport]]
File:Bus Interchange Open (1).jpg|[[Cardiff Bus Interchange]]
File:Cardiff Bus (Bws Caerdydd) YN17ONL.jpg|[[Cardiff Bus]]  is the main bus operator in the Cardiff area
File:Cycle lane in Excalibur Drive, Cardiff.jpg|Typical cycle lane in Cardiff
File:Aquabushydro1.jpg|Aquabus
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