| 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 | Cathays - 3820 | 45794 | 39846 | 2900 | 20406 | 31014 | 36740 | 77702 | 169.7 |
| 3 | Neath - 4216 | 62948 | 76842 | 4316 | 16612 | 23466 | 22030 | 34442 | 54.7 |
| 4 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 32184 | 29386 | 2636 | 12670 | 23346 | 25866 | 31234 | 97.0 |
| 5 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 81704 | 85682 | 5986 | 16604 | 22288 | 19576 | 25536 | 31.3 |
| 6 | Barry Island - 3807 | 144772 | 131272 | 6410 | 11752 | 12606 | 14074 | 16342 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 31626 | 31850 | 3066 | 11202 | 12486 | 10632 | 13794 | 43.6 |
| 8 | Pontypridd - 3904 | 46938 | 41682 | 1864 | 7100 | 10188 | 9798 | 17482 | 37.2 |
| 9 | Radyr - 3874 | 43658 | 47678 | 2384 | 7624 | 9700 | 9846 | 19214 | 44.0 |
| 10 | Barry - 3805 | 19616 | 19764 | 2998 | 7040 | 9576 | 12242 | 14760 | 75.2 |
| 11 | Llandaf - 3844 | 35726 | 30474 | 1560 | 6070 | 9498 | 10076 | 23234 | 65.0 |
| 12 | Trefforest - 3887 | 24558 | 20500 | 738 | 7302 | 9364 | 8830 | 16496 | 67.2 |
| 13 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 18906 | 15350 | 1110 | 3700 | 7608 | 9408 | 11726 | 62.0 |
| 14 | Bridgend - 3809 | 40736 | 40236 | 2658 | 5292 | 5880 | 6554 | 8270 | 20.3 |
| 15 | Swansea - 4222 | 13192 | 14518 | 536 | 2872 | 5828 | 6032 | 6274 | 47.6 |
| 16 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 8438 | 7590 | 7406 | 9834 | 5818 | 5142 | 6146 | 72.8 |
| 17 | Lisvane and Thornhill - 3853 | 16686 | 15824 | 402 | 3066 | 5734 | 7348 | 10938 | 65.6 |
| 18 | Penarth - 3863 | 37416 | 36908 | 2044 | 4720 | 5622 | 5886 | 10034 | 26.8 |
| 19 | Llanishen - 3847 | 15424 | 15440 | 1110 | 3426 | 5146 | 6636 | 9012 | 58.4 |
| 20 | Pengam - 4021 | 29614 | 27166 | 608 | 3052 | 4912 | 4418 | 5348 | 18.1 |
| 21 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 14832 | 13146 | 268 | 2320 | 4784 | 5340 | 4950 | 33.4 |
| 22 | Rhiwbina - 3906 | 12014 | 10862 | 306 | 2470 | 4382 | 5284 | 5672 | 47.2 |
| 23 | Barry Docks - 3806 | 11372 | 10634 | 666 | 3054 | 4270 | 4618 | 7208 | 63.4 |
| 24 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 21004 | 18342 | 254 | 2224 | 4220 | 4576 | 4444 | 21.2 |
| 25 | Heath Low Level - 3908 | 3538 | 2146 | 16 | 3108 | 4178 | 2722 | 1294 | 36.6 |
| 26 | Taffs Well - 3880 | 20284 | 22392 | 972 | 3174 | 3828 | 4296 | 8518 | 42.0 |
| 27 | Coryton - 3905 | 21840 | 19746 | 182 | 1924 | 3790 | 3244 | 3202 | 14.7 |
| 28 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 15342 | 14228 | 418 | 2614 | 3426 | 3248 | 5008 | 32.6 |
| 29 | Aberdare - 3982 | 23456 | 22826 | 816 | 2340 | 3054 | 4174 | 7812 | 33.3 |
| 30 | Maesteg - 3963 | 2864 | 7588 | 132 | 380 | 2790 | 1698 | 1886 | 65.9 |
| 31 | Birchgrove - 3907 | 5972 | 5808 | 130 | 1456 | 2730 | 3348 | 3652 | 61.2 |
| 32 | Porth - 3870 | 11920 | 15846 | 258 | 1716 | 2632 | 1688 | 4264 | 35.8 |
| 33 | Cwmbran - 3738 | 4904 | 5124 | 360 | 1376 | 2568 | 1984 | 2150 | 43.8 |
| 34 | Aber - 3813 | 17246 | 13900 | 114 | 1444 | 2542 | 2816 | 2968 | 17.2 |
| 35 | Energlyn and Churchill Park - 375 | 8538 | 6528 | 204 | 1160 | 2460 | 2240 | 2548 | 29.8 |
| 36 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 3700 | 3698 | 352 | 1244 | 2188 | 1704 | 2472 | 66.8 |
| 37 | Bargoed - 4011 | 8342 | 8412 | 136 | 892 | 2182 | 2316 | 3476 | 41.7 |
| 38 | Abercynon - 3801 | 13386 | 12964 | 128 | 1852 | 2050 | 1728 | 2588 | 19.3 |
| 39 | Llantwit Major - 9699 | 8126 | 7478 | 846 | 1816 | 1834 | 1980 | 2412 | 29.7 |
| 40 | Hengoed - 4028 | 9896 | 7004 | 68 | 1472 | 1810 | 1646 | 2208 | 22.3 |
| 41 | London Paddington - 3087 | 2624 | 2346 | 136 | 826 | 1808 | 1382 | 1500 | 57.2 |
| 42 | Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - 3876 | 7174 | 6102 | 300 | 1284 | 1792 | 1340 | 1512 | 21.1 |
| 43 | Ebbw Vale Town - 3628 | 7082 | 5240 | 210 | 1294 | 1770 | 1534 | 1802 | 25.4 |
| 44 | Fairwater - 3873 | 4448 | 5096 | 32 | 942 | 1680 | 2010 | 2898 | 65.2 |
| 45 | Danescourt - 3797 | 10872 | 11372 | 68 | 698 | 1630 | 2502 | 3448 | 31.7 |
| 46 | Crosskeys - 9902 | 4240 | 5530 | 600 | 1118 | 1624 | 898 | 460 | 10.8 |
| 47 | Pontyclun - 3850 | 12150 | 10880 | 102 | 848 | 1612 | 1790 | 1512 | 12.4 |
| 48 | Rhymney - 4027 | 5700 | 4970 | 80 | 804 | 1608 | 1198 | 2590 | 45.4 |
| 49 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 2224 | 2034 | 502 | 952 | 1510 | 698 | 2308 | 103.8 |
| 50 | Whitchurch (Cardiff) - 3896 | 3266 | 2390 | 16 | 704 | 1428 | 1470 | 1032 | 31.6 |
| 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 | Cathays - 3820 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 10.3% |
| 3 | Neath - 4216 | 4.1% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| 4 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 5 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 5.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 6 | Barry Island - 3807 | 9.5% | 9.0% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| 7 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 8 | Pontypridd - 3904 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| 9 | Radyr - 3874 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 10 | Barry - 3805 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 11 | Llandaf - 3844 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| 12 | Trefforest - 3887 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 13 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 14 | Bridgend - 3809 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| 15 | Swansea - 4222 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| 16 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 8.4% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| 17 | Lisvane and Thornhill - 3853 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| 18 | Penarth - 3863 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| 19 | Llanishen - 3847 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| 20 | Pengam - 4021 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| 21 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 22 | Rhiwbina - 3906 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| 23 | Barry Docks - 3806 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 24 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| 25 | Heath Low Level - 3908 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 26 | Taffs Well - 3880 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| 27 | Coryton - 3905 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 28 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 29 | Aberdare - 3982 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 30 | Maesteg - 3963 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 31 | Birchgrove - 3907 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 32 | Porth - 3870 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 33 | Cwmbran - 3738 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 34 | Aber - 3813 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 35 | Energlyn and Churchill Park - 375 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 36 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 37 | Bargoed - 4011 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 38 | Abercynon - 3801 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 39 | Llantwit Major - 9699 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 40 | Hengoed - 4028 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 41 | London Paddington - 3087 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 42 | Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - 3876 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 43 | Ebbw Vale Town - 3628 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 44 | Fairwater - 3873 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 45 | Danescourt - 3797 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 46 | Crosskeys - 9902 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 47 | Pontyclun - 3850 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 48 | Rhymney - 4027 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 49 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 50 | Whitchurch (Cardiff) - 3896 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
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 ]












