{"id":84471,"date":"2024-03-08T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=84471"},"modified":"2024-06-06T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:34:15","slug":"concussion-a-broken-collarbone-and-a-codeine-prescription-the-perils-of-cathays-train-station-footbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/08\/concussion-a-broken-collarbone-and-a-codeine-prescription-the-perils-of-cathays-train-station-footbridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Concussion, a broken collarbone and a codeine prescription: The perils of Cathays train station footbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘I couldn\u2019t walk or sit upright. Those stairs really are lethal,’ said one student<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CARDIFF University students have broken bones, got concussion and missed classes because of the steep footbridge over Cathays train station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The steep steps are particularly difficult for disabled people to navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is literally a rite of passage to fall down those stairs at least once during your time at university,\u201d said ex-student Ellie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathays train station is the sixth most-used in Wales. It was used 698,912 times in 2022-23 according to newly released data<\/a>, making it busier than Cardiff Bay, Bangor and Caerphilly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new footbridge that would not be so steep was due to be completed by the end of March<\/a> 2024, but a TfW spokesperson said that it will only get to the detailed design stage of the work later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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