Cardiff Waterbus
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| Locale | Cardiff BayandCardiff City Centre |
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| Waterway | River Taff |
| Transit type | Water bus |
| Operator | Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd Cardiff Cats Ltd |
| No. of lines | 3 |
| No. of vessels | 3 (Aquabus) 2 (Cardiff Cats) |
| No. of terminals | 10 |
| Website | Aquabus Cardiff Cats |
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TheCardiff Waterbusis awater bus serviceoperated along theRiver TaffinCardiff,the capital ofWales.Services are operated by 4 separate companies: Cardiff Cats Ltd (operating as Cardiff Waterbus), Cardiff Cruises Ltd, Cardiff Boats Ltd, and Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd, both for the leisure market and for commuters, but charter services are also offered.Boatsrunning hourly during the day carry up to 100passengersfromCardiff city centretoPenarthviaCardiff Bay,[1][2]forming a part of Cardiff's integratedtransportsystem. The service started in April 2000.
The Cardiff Cats service has seen manycelebritiesaspassengers,such asEmma Watson,Michelle Collins,Alison Steadman,andJohn Challis.[3]
Landing stages[edit]
Landing stages are located at:[3]
- Bute Park(forCardiff city centreandCardiff Castle)
- Taff Mead Embankment(forCardiff Central StationandMillennium Stadium)
- Clarence Embankment(forButetown)
- Channel View(forGrangetown)
- Mermaid Quay(forCardiff Bay)
- Barrage South(forCoganandPenarth)
Fleet[edit]
- Cardiff Cats Ltd –Princess Royal– Built inPortisheadin 1959 and carries 100 passengers
- Cardiff Cats Ltd –Cygnet(Now sold off)
- Cardiff Cats Ltd –Sapphire(Now retired)
- Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd –Seren-Y-Bae
- Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd –Hydro 1
- Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd –Enterprise
Anniversary[edit]
The Cardiff Waterbus (Cardiff Cats Ltd.) celebrated its 10-yearanniversaryin April 2010. The fleet has clocked up 50,000 miles since operating on the routes, carrying an estimated 1,000,000 passengers.[4]
References[edit]
- ^"The original Cardiff Waterbus".Cardiffwaterbus.com.Archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2015.Retrieved9 July2018.
- ^"AquaBus - Cardiff's Waterbus Service".Archived fromthe originalon 2 February 2009.Retrieved30 December2008.
- ^ab"News".www.cardiffcats.com.Archived fromthe originalon 12 May 2008.Retrieved15 January2022.
- ^"A decade of making waves for waterbus".Waleswonline.co.uk.27 April 2010.Retrieved9 July2018.
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