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3 unusual facts about Cardiff Central railway station


Brains Brewery

The former Hancock's Brewery was purchased by Brains in 1999 and production moved to the larger site just on the southern side of Cardiff Central railway station during 2000.

The company took over the Crown Buckley brewery in Llanelli in 1997, and the Hancock's Brewery in 1999, moving to its current location, behind Cardiff Central railway station in 2000.

South Wales Valleys

Many settlements in the Valleys are served by the Valley Lines network, an urban rail network radiating from Cardiff which links them to the city's stations, principally Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central, with connections onto the South Wales Main Line.


Rosslare Europort

The Rosslare Harbour/Europort ferry connection using Stena Line to Fishguard Harbour and then by train operated by Arriva Trains Wales to Carmarthen, Swansea and Cardiff linking into First Great Western to Bristol Parkway, Reading and London Paddington.


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