Baycar

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Overview
System Cardiff Bus
Vehicle Scania Omnicity (Articulated)
Route
Locale Cardiff city centre, Cardiff Bay
Start Porth Teigr or Wales Millennium Centre
Via Norwegian Church, Senedd, Red Dragon Centre, Central Station, St. David's, Intl Arena, Queen Street station, Cathays Park, Cardiff Hilton, Cardiff Castle, St Mary's Street, Millennium Stadium, Central Station, Red Dragon Centre, Senedd, Norwegian Church
End Wales Millennium Centre or Porth Teigr
Service
Frequency10 mins (15–20 mins off-peak)
Journey time34 mins

Baycar (also styled as baycar) is a bus service in Cardiff, serving the city centre and Cardiff Bay.

Contents

The service forms part of the wider Cardiff Bus network, but is unique in that the entire Baycar bus system includes its own branded vehicles, bus shelters and boards. [1]

History

The service was introduced in 2006 to connect the city centre to the old Cardiff docklands redeveloped to create Cardiff Bay, a primarily entertainment and retail area.

In 2007, the service was used by 39,000 each week. [1]

Under the 5-year contract, the bus service was subsidised £200,000 per month by Cardiff Council, which owns Cardiff Bus, and by the Welsh Government. [2]

The Baycar system came second to consumer watchdog Bus Users UK Cymru Wales, under the Best Example of Participation in Transport category, at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Wales' National Transport Awards in 2007. [1]

Service pattern

Services run from around 06:00 until 23:30 Monday to Saturdays (from 08:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays). Buses run every 10 minutes Monday–Friday daytimes, every 15 minutes Sat-Sun daytimes and every 20 minutes Monday–Friday late evenings.

The core service operates runs from the Wales Millennium Centre to the northern city centre. The route is extended during peak times (Monday–Friday 0645–1930 (to Civic Centre) / 0645–2010 (to Porth Teigr)) so that the north of the route runs through Cathays Park (the Civic Centre) and the south of the route extends to Porth Teigr. [3]

Fares on the service are, a with all Cardiff Bus services, £2.00 for a single, or £4.00 for a return/day-to-go ticket (as of December 2019).

Vehicles

The vehicle, presently ADL Enviro 200, have its own distinct blue livery. It is equipped with seats with leather headrests, air-conditioning, reserved spaces for buggies and wheelchairs, CCTV, free WiFi, on-bus screens with local travel information, hearing induction loop and next stop information. [4]

Route

Baycar
Peak only
BSicon ARCH.svg
King Edward VII Avenue
(Cardiff University)
BSicon POINTERf@g.svg
BSicon utSTR+l.svg
BSicon NULgq.svg
BSicon utHSTq.svg
BSicon NULgq.svg
BSicon utHSTq.svg
BSicon utSTR+r.svg
City Hall /
National Museum
Kingsway
BSicon NULf.svg
BSicon utHST.svg
BSicon uLSTR+l.svg
BSicon lvNULfq.svg
BSicon uLSTRq.svg
BSicon uLSTR+r.svg
BSicon utSTR.svg
Fri/Sat late eve only
BSicon uSTR+l.svg
BSicon utSTR.svg
BSicon uSTRq.svg
BSicon uLSTRl.svg
BSicon lNULgq.svg
BSicon uINTq.svg
BSicon uLSTR.svg
BSicon uSTR+r.svg
BSicon utSTR.svg
Greyfriars Road BSicon BUS2.svg
Cardiff Castle
BSicon NULf.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon ARCH.svg
BSicon uINT.svg
Dumfries Place BSicon BUS2.svg
Castle Street
BSicon NULf.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon uINT.svg
Queen Street Station National Rail logo.svg
St. Mary St
BSicon NULf.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon BUILDING.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
Cardiff Int'l Arena
BSicon uABZg+l.svg
BSicon udSTRq.svg
BSicon uINTq.svg
BSicon udSTRq.svg
BSicon uSTRr.svg
The Hayes
(St. David's)
BSicon BUS2.svg
National Rail logo.svg
Central Station
(South side)
BSicon uINT.svg
Magretion Close
BSicon uHST.svg
Glanhowny Close
BSicon uHST.svg
National Rail logo.svg
Cardiff Bay Station
BSicon uINT.svg
Atlantic Wharf
(Red Dragon Centre)
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon BUILDING.svg
Ferry symbol.svg Millennium Centre
BSicon uKHSTe.svg
BSicon utSTR.svg
BSicon ARCH.svg
Norwegian Church
BSicon utHST.svg
BSicon BUILDING.svg
BBC Cardiff Bay
BSicon utHST.svg
BSicon BUILDING.svg
Porth Teigr
BSicon utKHSTe.svg
Peak only

The route leaves Cardiff Bay and then circles the city centre anti-clockwise, returning south to towards Cardiff Bay. On Friday and Saturday nights and during events at the Millennium Stadium, only the eastern and northern parts of the city centre are served due to road closures to vehicles. In this case, the baycar service terminates in the city centre at Greyfriars, not continuing down Kingsway and St. Mary Street.

Amongst the landmarks and attractions served are:

Cardiff Bay
Cardiff City Centre

See also

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