page_title: Cardiff, New South Wales
section_title: Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Cardiff, New South Wales / Railway
caption_attribution_description: English: Cardiff railway station, NSW
context_page_description: Cardiff is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 13 kilometres west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district in the City of Lake Macquarie North Ward.
  An irregularly shaped suburb, Cardiff is home to two government primary schools, a Catholic primary school and a government high school. Like most major suburbs in Lake Macquarie, it has its own commercial centre with a post office, pub, real estate agencies, take-away shops, a video store, two opportunity stores, numerous hairdressers and two supermarkets.
context_section_description: The main northern railway line passes through Cardiff to the north of the industrial estate and commercial centre. Cardiff railway station is located on Main Road up a steep hill from the commercial centre.
  The railway station has a single island platform, which is located between the two tracks. Access to the platform is only available via a staircase that is exposed to the weather and difficult for elderly residents to negotiate. After two decades of petitioning by locals, funding from State Government was allocated to upgrade the railway station. The upgrade will include the installation of lifts and extending the existing platform to accommodate for eight-car trains. The upgrade of the train station commenced mid-2012 and it is expected to be completed by late 2013.
  Two carparks are provided on the southern side of the railway station. A small carpark is located directly alongside the southbound track, while a larger carpark is located down another steep staircase.
caption: Cardiff railway station
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