Cardiff railway station, New South Wales

Cardiff
Northbound view of Platform 2, July 2013
General information
LocationMain Road, Cardiff
Australia
Coordinates32°56′30″S 151°39′46″E / 32.94174°S 151.662891°E / -32.94174; 151.662891
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance155.08 km (96.36 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 4am-8pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 5am-8.30pm
Station codeCDF
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 March 1889; 135 years ago (1889-03-14)
Rebuilt8 June 1902
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 436,270 (year)
  • 1,195 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Kotara Central Coast & Newcastle Line Cockle Creek
towards Central
Broadmeadow Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Express
Fassifern
towards Central

Cardiff railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Cardiff, opening on 14 March 1889, relocating to its present site on 8 June 1902.[3]

Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access.[4] There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby Glendale, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s.[5]

In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades.[6] These improved the parking and stairs and provided wheelchair access, weather protection, and a lengthened platform capable of accommodating eight carriage trains.

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Cardiff Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Cardiff businesses demand railway station upgrade Newcastle Herald 20 May 2009
  5. ^ 65m for Cardiff rail station upgrade Newcastle Herald 1 May 2010
  6. ^ Work starts on access upgrade at Cardiff railway station ABC News 15 November 2010