Economy of Cardiff London 2012 Olympics. It features the only Olympic-standard swimming pool in Wales, the Cardiff International Swimming Pool, which opened on 12 January 2008. The Tiger Bay area also housed one of the UK's earliest non-white immigrant communities. After a long period of neglect, it has now been regenerated as Cardiff Bay - a popular area for culture, entertainment and nightlife. Much of the growth has been thanks to the building of the Cardiff Barrage. Two large international business parks are planned for the north of Cardiff, the largest being at Thornhill which may include the building of a new junction
Cardiff Bay railway station building and its setting". In June 2018, new operator Transport for Wales Rail Services announced plans to build an extension and new terminus for the Butetown Branch, along with an intermediate station at Loudoun Square. These will replace the existing station, which will close. There is a shuttle service between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay every 12 minutes Monday to Saturdays (between 0630 and 2330) and every 12 minutes on Sundays (between 1100 and 1630) using a Class 153 "Super Sprinter". The service was formerly operated by a Class 121 "bubble car", but this was withdrawn in June 2013.