Great Western Railway will provide more than 60 trains this weekend to meet demand for the Wales v Ireland Six Nations match. The rail operator said its services to and out of Cardiff Train Station will provide 30,000 seats.
The train operator expects to run a normal Saturday timetable following Friday’s industrial action, with 17 additional trains for rugby fans.
GWR will operate a total of 38 trains to Cardiff Central ahead of the game at the Principality Stadium, with a further 23 trains carrying rugby fans home after the match.
GWR customer service and operations director, Richard Rowland, said: “Although industrial action will significantly impact services across the GWR network on Wednesday and Friday, we do expect to be able to operate a normal timetable on Thursday and Saturday.
“That’s obviously good news for rugby fans travelling to Cardiff and we hope they enjoy the start of this year’s Six Nations.
“We’re pleased to have been able to put on some additional services, but we’d like to remind supporters that trains will be extremely busy leading up to kick-off and immediately following the match.
“We would encourage customers to check journey times and allow sufficient time to queue to board trains safely.”
Transport for Wales (TfW) will also be providing services, particularly into Cardiff from the Valleys, for the game.
TfW head of planning, Adam Terry, said: “We look forward to welcoming tens of thousands of rugby supporters onto our services for the first of Wales’ two home fixtures in this year’s Six Nations.
“We will have every available train in use and will be strengthening services to and from Cardiff to provide as much capacity as possible.
“Peak time rail services before and after the match are likely to be very busy, so passengers are advised to make use of earlier and later trains, or book one of the TfW coaches to ensure you have a guaranteed seat to get to the game and home afterwards.
“A queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central after the game and we’ll be working alongside the other train operators to get passengers home as quickly and as safely as possible.”
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