Weston Williamson鈥檚 proposals include row of brick arches outside redesigned rear entrance
WW&P has unveiled its designs for a 拢140m facelift for Cardiff Central, Wales鈥� busiest train station.
The images, published by the scheme鈥檚 client Transport for Wales (TfW), show a colonnade of brick arches at the rear entrance of the building and a series of improvements to interior spaces.
A full business case for the scheme was completed at the end of last year with a planning application due to be submitted in the coming weeks.
Proposed improvements to the grade II-listed building aim to modernise the station and support long-term passenger growth while remaining sensitive to the site鈥檚 history and heritage.
Opened in 1850, the station was almost entirely rebuilt in the 1930s by the Great Western Railway and its lead architect Percy Emerson Culverhouse, who also designed Leamington Spa station and expansions to Bristol Temple Meads and Bath stations.
WW&P design director and project lead Phil Turner said: 鈥淥ur scheme acknowledges the historical fabric of the city whilst bringing it into the present day, and future-proofing the station for generations to come.鈥�
The plans include a larger concourse to improve passenger flow, additional gate lines, improved waiting spaces, retail space and cycle storage facilities.
The project team includes engineering consultant Mott MacDonald.
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