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Location notes
The station is situated in the middle of Cardiff, South Wales, on the Cardiff valleys lines network.
There is very heavy commuter traffic at the rush hour period.
There is very heavy commuter traffic at the rush hour period.
Railway type and traffic
The section of line is the main valley line, there is a junction north of the station that serves the Rhymney line.
Class 142, 143 and 150s are the main passenger types that pass through the station.
Also a class 153 operates to and from the station daily on a shuttle service to Cardiff bay and back. Services stop at around midnight
Class 66 hauled coal trains also pass through the station from Cwmbargoed coal disposal point, with the ocasional diverted coal train from Tower colliery sometimes passing through as well.
Class 142, 143 and 150s are the main passenger types that pass through the station.
Also a class 153 operates to and from the station daily on a shuttle service to Cardiff bay and back. Services stop at around midnight
Class 66 hauled coal trains also pass through the station from Cwmbargoed coal disposal point, with the ocasional diverted coal train from Tower colliery sometimes passing through as well.
Environment
Queen street is a pleasant station, It is surrounded by city buildings(no farm animals will be disturbed),the station is manned at all times.
Road directions
Follow sing posts for Cardiff City centre, Then signs for Queen street.
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Cardiff, Queen Street map co-ordinates
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Cardiff, Queen Street map co-ordinates
Parking
There are plenty of carparks including an NCP car park, the Capital shoping center car park and others ones further away from the station.
Public transport
There are bus services operated by Veolia and Stagecoach to Cardiff.
There are rail services operated by Arriva Trains Wales to Queen street (very regular service).
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There are rail services operated by Arriva Trains Wales to Queen street (very regular service).
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Amenities
There are toilets at the station, a Newsagents and a cafe. There is also a KFC/McDonalds and other restaurants in Queen street itself.
Accommodation
There are hotels situated around the city one of which is the Mariott near to Cardiff central station. - trains can be viewed from this location at Cardiff central station.
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Cardiff, Queen Street
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Cardiff, Queen Street
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Cardiff, Queen Street
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Photographic notes
Due to the north south nature of the line it will favour mid day shoots. Nothing really passes at great speed.
General views - All photographs © Llion Jones unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Platform view
Fig 4 - Platform view
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
