| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Cardiff Bay | 1531446 | 1463090 | 88054 | 314932 | 510966 | 546878 | 755718 | 49.3 | |
| 1 | Cardiff Queen Street - 3900 | 330698 | 303876 | 23064 | 83460 | 172978 | 198882 | 238714 | 72.2 |
| 2 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 8438 | 7590 | 7406 | 9834 | 5818 | 5142 | 6146 | 72.8 |
| 3 | Barry Island - 3807 | 144772 | 131272 | 6410 | 11752 | 12606 | 14074 | 16342 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 81704 | 85682 | 5986 | 16604 | 22288 | 19576 | 25536 | 31.3 |
| 5 | Neath - 4216 | 62948 | 76842 | 4316 | 16612 | 23466 | 22030 | 34442 | 54.7 |
| 6 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 31626 | 31850 | 3066 | 11202 | 12486 | 10632 | 13794 | 43.6 |
| 7 | Barry - 3805 | 19616 | 19764 | 2998 | 7040 | 9576 | 12242 | 14760 | 75.2 |
| 8 | Cathays - 3820 | 45794 | 39846 | 2900 | 20406 | 31014 | 36740 | 77702 | 169.7 |
| 9 | Bridgend - 3809 | 40736 | 40236 | 2658 | 5292 | 5880 | 6554 | 8270 | 20.3 |
| 10 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 32184 | 29386 | 2636 | 12670 | 23346 | 25866 | 31234 | 97.0 |
| 11 | Radyr - 3874 | 43658 | 47678 | 2384 | 7624 | 9700 | 9846 | 19214 | 44.0 |
| 12 | Penarth - 3863 | 37416 | 36908 | 2044 | 4720 | 5622 | 5886 | 10034 | 26.8 |
| 13 | Pontypridd - 3904 | 46938 | 41682 | 1864 | 7100 | 10188 | 9798 | 17482 | 37.2 |
| 14 | Llandaf - 3844 | 35726 | 30474 | 1560 | 6070 | 9498 | 10076 | 23234 | 65.0 |
| 15 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 18906 | 15350 | 1110 | 3700 | 7608 | 9408 | 11726 | 62.0 |
| 16 | Llanishen - 3847 | 15424 | 15440 | 1110 | 3426 | 5146 | 6636 | 9012 | 58.4 |
| 17 | Taffs Well - 3880 | 20284 | 22392 | 972 | 3174 | 3828 | 4296 | 8518 | 42.0 |
| 18 | Llantwit Major - 9699 | 8126 | 7478 | 846 | 1816 | 1834 | 1980 | 2412 | 29.7 |
| 19 | Aberdare - 3982 | 23456 | 22826 | 816 | 2340 | 3054 | 4174 | 7812 | 33.3 |
| 20 | Trefforest - 3887 | 24558 | 20500 | 738 | 7302 | 9364 | 8830 | 16496 | 67.2 |
| 21 | Barry Docks - 3806 | 11372 | 10634 | 666 | 3054 | 4270 | 4618 | 7208 | 63.4 |
| 22 | Quakers Yard - 3994 | 1112 | 1076 | 636 | 334 | 406 | 302 | 704 | 63.3 |
| 23 | Pengam - 4021 | 29614 | 27166 | 608 | 3052 | 4912 | 4418 | 5348 | 18.1 |
| 24 | Crosskeys - 9902 | 4240 | 5530 | 600 | 1118 | 1624 | 898 | 460 | 10.8 |
| 25 | Eastbrook - 3795 | 11304 | 12802 | 540 | 1556 | 1368 | 1704 | 3344 | 29.6 |
| 26 | Swansea - 4222 | 13192 | 14518 | 536 | 2872 | 5828 | 6032 | 6274 | 47.6 |
| 27 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 2224 | 2034 | 502 | 952 | 1510 | 698 | 2308 | 103.8 |
| 28 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 15342 | 14228 | 418 | 2614 | 3426 | 3248 | 5008 | 32.6 |
| 29 | Lisvane and Thornhill - 3853 | 16686 | 15824 | 402 | 3066 | 5734 | 7348 | 10938 | 65.6 |
| 30 | Cwmbran - 3738 | 4904 | 5124 | 360 | 1376 | 2568 | 1984 | 2150 | 43.8 |
| 31 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 3700 | 3698 | 352 | 1244 | 2188 | 1704 | 2472 | 66.8 |
| 32 | Risca and Pontymister - 9920 | 3612 | 4106 | 342 | 370 | 332 | 266 | 558 | 15.4 |
| 33 | Llanbradach - 4018 | 4090 | 4492 | 340 | 848 | 1238 | 1794 | 2668 | 65.2 |
| 34 | Rhiwbina - 3906 | 12014 | 10862 | 306 | 2470 | 4382 | 5284 | 5672 | 47.2 |
| 35 | Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - 3876 | 7174 | 6102 | 300 | 1284 | 1792 | 1340 | 1512 | 21.1 |
| 36 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 14832 | 13146 | 268 | 2320 | 4784 | 5340 | 4950 | 33.4 |
| 37 | Porth - 3870 | 11920 | 15846 | 258 | 1716 | 2632 | 1688 | 4264 | 35.8 |
| 38 | Dingle Road - 3861 | 7130 | 6216 | 256 | 902 | 1374 | 2352 | 2258 | 31.7 |
| 39 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 21004 | 18342 | 254 | 2224 | 4220 | 4576 | 4444 | 21.2 |
| 40 | Treorchy - 3891 | 3500 | 2756 | 218 | 876 | 1186 | 1122 | 2564 | 73.3 |
| 41 | Ebbw Vale Town - 3628 | 7082 | 5240 | 210 | 1294 | 1770 | 1534 | 1802 | 25.4 |
| 42 | Energlyn and Churchill Park - 375 | 8538 | 6528 | 204 | 1160 | 2460 | 2240 | 2548 | 29.8 |
| 43 | Pyle - 4185 | 2358 | 1914 | 200 | 90 | 200 | 298 | 266 | 11.3 |
| 44 | Cogan - 3828 | 7724 | 8118 | 198 | 688 | 706 | 1964 | 1474 | 19.1 |
| 45 | Treherbert - 3889 | 15788 | 15390 | 190 | 714 | 1260 | 474 | 3594 | 22.8 |
| 46 | Coryton - 3905 | 21840 | 19746 | 182 | 1924 | 3790 | 3244 | 3202 | 14.7 |
| 47 | Port Talbot Parkway - 4181 | 3092 | 3500 | 170 | 732 | 1188 | 1204 | 1542 | 49.9 |
| 48 | Llanharan - 9925 | 9994 | 12576 | 168 | 320 | 980 | 644 | 516 | 5.2 |
| 49 | Ton Pentre - 3897 | 2002 | 1496 | 154 | 570 | 534 | 252 | 860 | 43.0 |
| 50 | London Paddington - 3087 | 2624 | 2346 | 136 | 826 | 1808 | 1382 | 1500 | 57.2 |
| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Cardiff Bay | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Cardiff Queen Street - 3900 | 21.6% | 20.8% | 26.2% | 26.5% | 33.9% | 36.4% | 31.6% |
| 2 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 8.4% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| 3 | Barry Island - 3807 | 9.5% | 9.0% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| 4 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 5.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 5 | Neath - 4216 | 4.1% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| 6 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 7 | Barry - 3805 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 8 | Cathays - 3820 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 10.3% |
| 9 | Bridgend - 3809 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| 10 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 11 | Radyr - 3874 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 12 | Penarth - 3863 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| 13 | Pontypridd - 3904 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| 14 | Llandaf - 3844 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| 15 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 16 | Llanishen - 3847 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| 17 | Taffs Well - 3880 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| 18 | Llantwit Major - 9699 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 19 | Aberdare - 3982 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 20 | Trefforest - 3887 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 21 | Barry Docks - 3806 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 22 | Quakers Yard - 3994 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 23 | Pengam - 4021 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| 24 | Crosskeys - 9902 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Eastbrook - 3795 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 26 | Swansea - 4222 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| 27 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 28 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 29 | Lisvane and Thornhill - 3853 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| 30 | Cwmbran - 3738 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 31 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Risca and Pontymister - 9920 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 33 | Llanbradach - 4018 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 34 | Rhiwbina - 3906 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| 35 | Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - 3876 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 36 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 37 | Porth - 3870 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 38 | Dingle Road - 3861 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 39 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| 40 | Treorchy - 3891 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 41 | Ebbw Vale Town - 3628 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 42 | Energlyn and Churchill Park - 375 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 43 | Pyle - 4185 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 44 | Cogan - 3828 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 45 | Treherbert - 3889 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 46 | Coryton - 3905 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 47 | Port Talbot Parkway - 4181 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 48 | Llanharan - 9925 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 49 | Ton Pentre - 3897 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 50 | London Paddington - 3087 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
About this data
The data in the tables above is the ticketing data released under an open data license by the Rail Delivery Group covering the period from 1st April one year to 31st March the following year and should be read in conjunction with the caveats described by the Office of Rail and Road concerning their ticket sales estimates for each year. [ cached ]












