Great Western Railway is set to provide additional services for fans heading to the Six Nations match at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday, 21 February.

Fans commuting to the Wales v Scotland match are being asked to reserve seating for pre-match travel, to ensure safe and timely travel. Great Western have 27 train services for the match ahead of the 16:40 kick-off. 

Post-match, a queuing system will be in place at Cardiff station to assist in a smooth boarding and onward commute. With the final whistle at 18:30, 23 trains will operate towards Swansea and the South-West of England.

Transport for Wales will also be running increased services in anticipation of the Six Nations match. Fans are being reminded that the services may be busy, so to plan in advance of travel and ensure pre-match seating reservations are made.

A total of 50 Great Western Railway trains will be running on the day, providing almost 25,000 seats for passengers.

“We’re delighted to be laying on significant extra capacity for what promises to be a really important Six Nations clash at the Principality Stadium.

“We’d urge fans to plan ahead and secure their seats early to avoid disappointment. Please allow sufficient time to make your journey and remember that trains will be extremely busy leading up to kick-off and immediately following the match.

“There are a number of other sporting fixtures also taking place on Saturday – so please check your journeys beforehand.”

GWR Customer Services Director, Rachel Geliamassi.