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Cardiff Central railway station ((ウェールズ語:Caerdydd Canolog)) is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, United Kingdom and one of two hubs of the city's urban rail network. It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the eleventh busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London (29th busiest overall), based on 2009/10 total entries and exits.〔http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/stn_usage_report_0910.pdf〕 It is located near the Millennium Stadium in the city centre including the popular St David's Centre and is one of 20 railway stations in the city and one of two in the city centre, the other being , both of which are hubs for the Valley Lines urban rail network, with several lines in Cardiff and the surrounding valleys. Cardiff Central is a Grade II listed building managed by Arriva Trains Wales. It is an interchange between the rest of South and West Wales, and other major British cities. Arriva Trains Wales operate services to West Wales, Holyhead, Crewe and Manchester, as well as the South Wales Valley Lines. Great Western Railway runs intercity services to Bristol and London, and regional services to Bath, Taunton, Southampton and Portsmouth, whilst CrossCountry operates trains to Gloucester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester. == History == In the early 1840s the South Wales Railway was trying to find a suitable site for a railway station, but the area that is now Cardiff Central railway station was prone to flooding. It was Isambard Kingdom Brunel's solution to divert the River Taff to the west, creating a larger and safer site for the station. The station was opened by the South Wales Railway in 1850. Between 1932 and 1934 its successor, the Great Western Railway (GWR), replaced the station building (designed by their architects department) with an impressive new booking hall of Portland stone, with Art Deco light fittings, all topped by a clock cupola. The Great Western Railway has its name carved onto the façade (larger than the name of the station). As a result of representations by the GWR, a nearby working-class district, Temperance Town, was cleared during the late 1930s in order to improve the outlook of the rebuilt station. The formerly separate Cardiff Riverside suburban station of 1893 was integrated into the main station in 1940 but its platforms ceased to be used for passenger traffic in the 1960s. Initially named Cardiff, the station was renamed Cardiff General in July 1924 and Cardiff Central in May 1973.〔(Cardiff Timeline )〕 The station, its entrances and platforms, are Grade II listed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-14063-cardiff-central-station-booking-hall-pass )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cardiff Central railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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