Cardiff Central railway station - Quiz
  • 1. When did the major rebuild of Cardiff Central station take place?
A) 1931–1934
B) 1920–1924
C) 1940–1944
D) 1990–1994
  • 2. Who was the chief architect responsible for the 1930s rebuild?
A) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
B) George Stephenson
C) Oliver Stanley
D) Percy Emerson Culverhouse
  • 3. What architectural style features the entrance building of the station?
A) Brutalist
B) Victorian Gothic
C) Neo-Classical
D) Art Deco
  • 4. What material is used to face the Art Deco entrance building?
A) Portland stone
B) Red brick
C) Reinforced concrete
D) White marble
  • 5. When were the current replica lamps installed in the booking hall?
A) 2005
B) 1999
C) 1985
D) 1934
  • 6. Which organization funded the installation of the replica lamps in 1999?
A) Railway Heritage Trust
B) Great Western Railway
C) Cardiff City Council
D) Minister of Transport
  • 7. Where is the GWR war memorial located within the station?
A) Western end of the concourse
B) On the railway bridge
C) Eastern end of the concourse
D) Outside the main entrance
  • 8. Which name is carved larger on the station façade?
A) Percy Emerson Culverhouse
B) Minister of Transport
C) Cardiff Central
D) Great Western Railway
  • 9. What infrastructure improvement was made to the Taff River railway bridge?
A) It was enclosed
B) It was shortened
C) It was widened
D) It was demolished
  • 10. What signalling improvement was installed during the rebuild?
A) Colour-light signalling
B) Semaphore signalling
C) Radio communication
D) Automatic train stop
  • 11. How much did the station rebuild cost the GWR in 1934?
A) £500,000
B) £1,000,000
C) £100,000
D) £820,000
  • 12. Who formally opened the rebuilt station?
A) Percy Emerson Culverhouse
B) King George V
C) Oliver Stanley
D) The Mayor of Cardiff
  • 13. On what date was the rebuilt station opened?
A) 10 October 1938
B) 26 February 1934
C) 15 July 1934
D) 1 January 1931
  • 14. What type of rail service began in July 1934?
A) Electric passenger train
B) Goods freight service
C) Steam express service
D) Diesel railcar service
  • 15. What were the two intermediate stops for the Cardiff to Birmingham service?
A) Swansea and Hereford
B) Swindon and Oxford
C) Bristol and Bath
D) Newport and Gloucester
  • 16. How long did the original diesel express take to travel between Cardiff and Birmingham?
A) 2 hours 50 minutes
B) 1 hour 45 minutes
C) 3 hours 10 minutes
D) 2 hours 20 minutes
  • 17. What was the distance of the Cardiff to Birmingham rail route?
A) 150.5 miles
B) 100 miles
C) 130.2 miles
D) 117.5 miles
  • 18. What happened to the working-class district of Temperance Town?
A) It was renamed
B) It was expanded
C) It was cleared
D) It was designated a park
  • 19. When did the station, buildings, and platforms become Grade II listed?
A) 2000
B) 1934
C) 1980
D) 1992
  • 20. What was a major reason for the clearance of Temperance Town?
A) To build a new highway
B) To increase housing density
C) To build a shopping mall
D) To improve the outlook of the station
  • 21. What is the Welsh name for Cardiff Central station?
A) Caerdydd Canol
B) Canolog Caerdydd
C) Caerdydd Canolog
D) Gorsaf Caerdydd
  • 22. In what year was the station originally opened?
A) 1840
B) 1850
C) 1924
D) 1872
  • 23. Who was the engineer responsible for diverting the River Taff to build the station site?
A) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
B) Robert Stephenson
C) William Brunel
D) George Stephenson
  • 24. What is the status of the Cardiff Central building?
A) Grade II listed
B) Unlisted
C) National Heritage site
D) Grade I listed
  • 25. What company manages Cardiff Central station?
A) Great Western Railway
B) British Rail
C) Transport for Wales
D) Network Rail
  • 26. When was the station renamed Cardiff General?
A) 1850
B) 1924
C) 1973
D) 1896
  • 27. When was the station renamed Cardiff Central?
A) 1924
B) 1973
C) 1961
D) 1976
  • 28. In what month and year did through services from Cardiff to London Paddington begin?
A) October 1976
B) June 1850
C) July 1852
D) May 1872
  • 29. When was the South Wales railway system converted to standard gauge?
A) 1850
B) 1886
C) 1863
D) 1872
  • 30. Which service introduced in 1961 reduced the fastest Cardiff-London journey time to 2 hours 7 minutes?
A) Blue Pullman
B) South Wales Flyer
C) Great Western Express
D) InterCity 125
  • 31. Which train service introduced in 1976 reduced the fastest journey times to 1 hour 53 minutes?
A) High Speed Train 200
B) InterCity 125
C) Great Western Rapid
D) Blue Pullman
  • 32. What was the original gauge of the South Wales Railway?
A) Broad-gauge
B) Dual-gauge
C) Narrow-gauge
D) Standard gauge
  • 33. In what year did the Badminton railway line open to reduce journey times to London?
A) 1886
B) 1930
C) 1961
D) 1903
  • 34. Which city centre station is the other urban railway hub along with Cardiff Central?
A) Cardiff Queen Street
B) Cardiff Bay
C) Cardiff North
D) Cardiff West
  • 35. What was constructed in 1896 to connect the station to Cardiff Queen Street?
A) A secondary bridge
B) A new platform
C) A flying junction
D) A tunnel
  • 36. How many platforms did the station have after the 1890s expansion?
A) Six
B) Eight
C) Two
D) Four
  • 37. The station serves as a hub for which local routes?
A) Bristol & West Country Routes
B) Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes
C) London & South Coast Routes
D) Midlands & Northern Routes
  • 38. In which city is Central Square located?
A) Cardiff
B) Swansea
C) Bristol
D) Newport
  • 39. When was the South Wales Railway absorbed into the Great Western Railway?
A) 1872
B) 1850
C) 1863
D) 1903
  • 40. When did the GWR open Cardiff Riverside?
A) 14 August 1893
B) 5 January 2020
C) 28 October 1940
D) 16 March 1964
  • 41. Where was the terminus of the Cardiff Riverside Branch located?
A) Swansea
B) Severn Tunnel
C) Queen Street
D) Clarence Road
  • 42. When were the Riverside platforms formally incorporated into Cardiff General?
A) 16 March 1964
B) September 2015
C) 14 August 1893
D) 28 October 1940
  • 43. When were the Riverside platforms closed for passenger use?
A) 14 August 1893
B) January 2017
C) 28 October 1940
D) 16 March 1964
  • 44. When were the Riverside platforms demolished?
A) 2012
B) 1994
C) 1964
D) 2017
  • 45. What kind of platform design did Riverside have after its 1930s rebuild?
A) Terminal platform
B) Island platform
C) Side platform
D) Underground platform
  • 46. When did Network Rail begin the Great Western electrification project?
A) January 2017
B) June 2010
C) June 2014
D) January 2020
  • 47. In what year were plans to install overhead equipment to Swansea withdrawn?
A) 2020
B) 2018
C) 2017
D) 2010
  • 48. What type of trains were ordered to travel west of Cardiff after electrification plans were scaled back?
A) Steam engines
B) Class 800 bi-mode
C) Class 166 units
D) InterCity 125
  • 49. When was the service through the Severn Tunnel fully electrified?
A) January 2020
B) June 2020
C) December 2017
D) January 2018
  • 50. What was the estimated cost of the regeneration scheme announced in 2011?
A) £7m
B) £200m
C) £100m
D) £5bn
  • 51. Which company funded £7m for the station regeneration programme?
A) Welsh Government
B) Department for Transport
C) Network Rail
D) Great Western Railway
  • 52. When was the new southern entrance at Cardiff Central opened?
A) 2012
B) January 2017
C) June 2014
D) September 2015
  • 53. When did the new platform 8 open at Cardiff Central?
A) January 2020
B) September 2015
C) June 2014
D) January 2017
  • 54. The opening of the new platform 8 allowed train frequency on the Central to Queen Street corridor to increase to how many per hour?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 16
D) 8
  • 55. By 2043, to what number are passenger figures at Cardiff Central projected to rise?
A) 20 million
B) 13 million
C) 32 million
D) 40 million
  • 56. Where will the two new platforms from the Cardiff Crossrail project be built?
A) In Central Square
B) On the Butetown branch line
C) Next to the Millennium Stadium
D) In the southern car park
  • 57. Which station entrance is located on Central Square?
A) The western entrance
B) The northern main entrance
C) The southern entrance
D) The eastern entrance
  • 58. Where is the southern entrance of the station located?
A) Penarth Road
B) Tresillian Way
C) Central Square
D) Millennium Stadium access road
  • 59. When was platform 5 removed?
A) 1930s
B) 2015
C) 1999
D) 1960s
  • 60. How many tracks run through the station?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Six
D) Eight
  • 61. Which facility is located to the west of the station?
A) Canton Traction Maintenance Depot
B) Butetown branch line
C) Newport mainline junction
D) Cardiff Queen Street
  • 62. How many car parking spaces are provided at Cardiff Central?
A) 248 spaces
B) 400 spaces
C) 150 spaces
D) 500 spaces
  • 63. When were additional ticket barriers installed at the main entrance?
A) January 2020
B) November 2019
C) December 2018
D) June 2019
  • 64. What items are available on the main concourse?
A) Hotel reservation desks
B) Cash machines
C) Bicycle repair kits
D) Car rental offices
  • 65. What was an aim for the 2020 refurbishments?
A) Replacing all train tracks
B) Building a new platform
C) Moving the ticket office
D) Installing phone charging points
  • 66. What storage facility was planned for 2020?
A) Bicycle storage
B) Vehicle storage
C) Cargo storage
D) Luggage storage
  • 67. How many train operating companies provide services at Cardiff Central?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three
  • 68. What is the frequency of Transport for Wales services to Manchester Piccadilly?
A) 2 tpd
B) 1 tph
C) 2 tph
D) 1 tp2h
  • 69. To which destination does Great Western Railway run a service via Bristol Temple Meads?
A) Edinburgh Waverley
B) Manchester Piccadilly
C) Portsmouth Harbour
D) Nottingham
  • 70. Which company operates a service to Edinburgh Waverley?
A) Stena Line
B) Transport for Wales
C) CrossCountry
D) Great Western Railway
  • 71. On what date did the freight train carrying iron ore derail east of the station?
A) 4 May 1998
B) August 2012
C) December 2016
D) December 1988
  • 72. Which sporting event was held at the Millennium Stadium during the August 2012 disruption?
A) FA Cup Final
B) 2012 Summer Olympics men's football
C) Commonwealth Games
D) Rugby World Cup
  • 73. To which city does CrossCountry run a 1 tph service?
A) Chester
B) Nottingham
C) Reading
D) Swansea
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