00:00You know, the feedback from the customers is it's very long overdue, so we're glad we've
00:06got to a point now where we can open, we've agreed with Cardiff Bus what services will
00:10be here and we're looking forward to obviously having the customers in and utilising the
00:15space that we've created.
00:17This bus station is packed full of features, from the different waiting areas like these
00:21benches with charging facilities and, get this, cup holders, to the integrated bus and
00:26timetables you can see just behind me.
00:28It feels like a modern bus station that Cardiff has been asking for, for such a long time.
00:33We've got standing areas, benches, we've got USB ports within the benches and plug sockets
00:41as well.
00:42We have disabled toilets and, yeah, so there's going to be commercial units as well.
00:49So hopefully it'll be amazing for everyone.
00:53One of the staff here today told me that the station is capable of serving up to 60 departures
00:57every hour.
00:58So there's a big hope that this will finally be the central station, bringing the buses
01:02to one central place that has been so long needed in Cardiff.
01:07I mean, you know, obviously we'll have buses going all over Cardiff, but like I said, being
01:11central, you know, we're here for an information point as well.
01:15So, you know, if people are new to Cardiff, our staff has got all the up-to-date kind
01:21of iPads with them, so they can access any kind of tourist information for them as well.
01:26So it's not just the bus, we're here to help anyone with any query.
01:30And it's even got these really clever screens, so you can see all of the local information
01:35around, a map of the centre of Cardiff, and even a much wider map.
01:44Feels a bit unimportant, but you can see every single train in the whole of the United Kingdom.
01:52Obviously not only information about the bus services, but the trains as well.
01:55Local amenities, you know, you can obviously access different maps on there as well.
02:00So again, we're kind of like pushing forward with technology, because we know this is the
02:05way forward.
02:07Jay told me that one of the main aspects of the new interchange is its accessibility functions,
02:12and provides help for anyone who could need it coming into the station.
02:15People who have a disability, as Jay says, will benefit from a number of different features
02:19specifically targeted at helping everyone who comes in.
02:23I'm a big believer of every person's got a right to dignity, and I think part of that
02:28dignity includes being free to kind of travel as easily as an able person.
02:35So yeah.
02:36As soon as you enter the bus interchange, we've got tactile flooring, so that would
02:40help our visually impaired customers.
02:44So with the tactile flooring, they'll be able to feel it with their stick, and also underfoot.
02:49It leads them right throughout the bays, including the disabled toilets, the changing
02:54facilities, but also the bays to get their buses.
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