Station guide
Cathays station
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Station facilities
- Step-free access
- B2, (refer to quick reference guide)
Category B2. While both platforms are step-free, there is no facility for wheelchair users, mobility scooter users or persons with reduced mobility to cross between Platform 1 and 2 due to a steep footbridge. Customers who have travelled from the Valleys and wish to access the University or the Civic Centre are advised to travel to Queen Street station, change onto a North-bound service and alight at Cathays on the…
- Lifts
- No
- Toilets
- No
- Accessible toilets
- No
- Baby changing
- No
- Ticket office
- No
- Ticket machines
- Yes
- Contactless
- Yes
- Oyster
- No
- Smartcard validators
- Yes
- Waiting room
- No
- Refreshments
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Cycle storage
- Yes
- Cycle spaces
- 30
- Accessible parking
- No
- Bus connections
- Yes
- Staff help
- Yes
Facilities from the NationalRail Knowledgebase via Rail Data Marketplace. Station record updated 2026-08-04. Always check live accessibility information before travel.