Capital City Green

Capital City Green (Route 27)
Overview
Vehicle	Scania CN270UB 4x2 EB OmniCity
Route
Start	The Hayes
Via	Queen Street station,National Museum,Cathays station,Maindy,Mynachdy,Birchgrove,Heath,Llanishen,Thornhill,Birchgrove,Heath,Blackweir,Cardiff Castle,Westgate Street
End	The Hayes
Length	12.1 miles (19.4 km)
Service
Frequency	10–30 min.
Journey time	57 min.

Capital City Greenwas the branding of the bus service27Cardiff,operated byCardiff Bus.The route ran from thecity centreto the north of the city, serving theMaindy,Mynachdy,Birchgrove,Heath,LlanishenandThornhilldistricts.

The service formed part of the widerCardiff Busnetwork and was one of three services to have a unique branding, along withBaycarandCapital City Red.

The upgraded service was introduced in 2007 when Cardiff Bus deployed on the route six out of 15 newScania OmniCityvehicles which it had purchased at a cost of £2.5 million.

History

Prior to the 1940s, Cardiff trams ran as far north as Gabalfa from the city centre.The trams were replaced withCardiff trolleybusesin the 1940s until the 1960s when the transition to motor buses began and was completed by 1970.At the time, routes to areas in the west of Cardiff such asCaerauandCulverhouse Crosscarried the number27.Birchgrove and Llanishen were served by the28(B)and Thornhill by the29,which still exist today, running on a different route the 27,making the 27 a newer route.

Vehicles

TheScania OmniCityvehicles had their own two tone green livery, equipped with seats with leather headrests,air-conditioning,reserved spaces for buggies and wheelchairs,CCTV,on-bus screens with local travel information andBBC News 24bulletins, hearing induction loop and next stop information. When introduced, the backs of six of the vehicles featured images and stories of regular commuters.

Route

Capital City Green 27
Thornhill Llanishen Birchgrove station Birchgrove Heath GabalfaInterchange Maindy Cathays station Cathays Park City Centre Kingsway Dumfries Place Westgate Street The Hayes (Central Library)

The 12.1 mile long route circles the city centre anti-clockwise before heading north past theCivic CentreandCathays railway station,throughMaindy,Heath,Birchgrove.It passes throughThornhillandLlanishenin a clockwise route and returns south to the city centre via Blackweir instead of Cathays.

Amongst the place served (from south to north) are:

• Cardiff Castle
• Millennium Stadium
• The Hayes
• Cardiff Central Library
• Cardiff International Arena
• Cardiff Queen Street railway station
• Capitol Centre
• Cathays Park(National Museum Cardiff)
• Cathays railway station
• Cardiff University
• Birchgrove railway station
• Thornhill Crematorium

During city centre closures on Friday and Saturday nights, the route does not circle the city centre, but instead operates directly betweenThe Hayesand Queen Street Station, not stopping at Kingsway, Dumfries Place or Westgate Street.

See also

• Baycar
• Bus transport in Cardiff
• Transport in Cardiff

External links

• Capital City Green route map and timetable
• Cardiff Bus websiteArchived5 January 2010 at theWayback Machine