Wales v England - Important Travel Info...

Arriva 6 Nations notice wrote:

Rail Travel Advice: 2015 RBS 6 Nations Wales vs England Match Friday 6 February 2015, Late Kick Off at 20:05hrs

◦Trains to Cardiff will be busy all day especially late afternoon and evening
◦Passengers advised to return to Cardiff Central Station directly after the match
◦Limited extra services and capacity will be available after the match due to late kick off.
◦Station queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central - wrap up warm!
◦Last train towards Birmingham at 21.50 (Cross Country Service)
◦Cardiff Queen Street station will be closed after 21.20
◦Timetable amendments to some early morning ATW Valleys and Cardiff / Bridgend services on Saturday 07 February

A full capacity crowd is expected at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff on Friday 06 February for the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Wales v England international. Trains to Cardiff will be busy all day especially late afternoon and evening. Customers not travelling to the rugby match are strongly advised to travel at alternative times if possible.

Arriva Trains Wales and First Great Western are advising those planning to travel home by train after the match that limited additional services and capacity will be available.

Due to the late 20:05 hrs kick off, the match will not finish until around 22:00hrs so we are urging supporters who want to return home on the train to make their way directly to Cardiff Central Station.

Arriva Trains Wales has worked hard to add as much extra capacity and services as possible after the match (over 13,000 additional seats compared to normal Friday evening services) however the Valleys and Cardiff, West Wales, Crewe, Cheltenham Spa, Newport and Ebbw Vale services are expected to be extremely busy.

As only limited extra capacity and services will be available, Valleys and Cardiff, West Wales, Crewe, Cheltenham Spa, Newport and Ebbw Vale services are expected to be extremely busy.

First Great Western will provide seven additional trains, providing almost 3,500 extra seats to take fans home, as well as adding carriages to usual timetabled services.

The last Birmingham train will leave Cardiff Central at 21:50 hrs. (Cross Country service)

Passengers are advised to arrive at Cardiff Central Station well in advance of scheduled departures.

Ticket checks will be in operation before and after the game so passengers are advised to buy their tickets in advance to avoid ticket queues.

The usual post-event queuing management system will be in place at Cardiff Central station after the match, allowing passengers to board their train in the most efficient and safe manner. The queuing plan is available below. Please note that for this event, there will be no Birmingham queue and the usual Gloucester queue has been renamed Cheltenham Spa. There will be a London queue and a separate Bristol queue. Please wrap up warm as you may need to wait for up to an hour before being allowed into the station to board your train.

Cardiff Queen Street station will be closed after 21.20.

To ensure safety and security of our passengers and employees, there will be an additional staff and British Transport Police presence at our stations and on board trains to enforce acceptable behaviour.



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