Cardiff rebuilds Central station for over £140 million by 2029

Cardiff Central, the busiest station in Wales with more than 35,000 passengers a day, is being completely remodelled: plans include a new south entrance, a larger concourse and an extended platform 0. Shortly before 8 December 2025 the UK Department for Transport approved more than £77 million (€88 million) and the final business case; the Welsh Government and the Cardiff Capital Region are contributing more than £60 million, bringing the total budget to over £140 million (about €160 million). RAM, the Welsh subsidiary of Royal BAM Group, won the design-phase contract in September 2025 and is to take part in the construction; work was due to start in spring 2026 and, according to a later LOK Report item of February 2026, has begun. The date is a placeholder: the article names only the year 2029, by which most of the work is due to be finished (LOK Report, 8 Dec 2025).