| 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 | Llandaf - 3844 | 35726 | 30474 | 1560 | 6070 | 9498 | 10076 | 23234 | 65.0 |
| 7 | Radyr - 3874 | 43658 | 47678 | 2384 | 7624 | 9700 | 9846 | 19214 | 44.0 |
| 8 | Pontypridd - 3904 | 46938 | 41682 | 1864 | 7100 | 10188 | 9798 | 17482 | 37.2 |
| 9 | Trefforest - 3887 | 24558 | 20500 | 738 | 7302 | 9364 | 8830 | 16496 | 67.2 |
| 10 | Barry Island - 3807 | 144772 | 131272 | 6410 | 11752 | 12606 | 14074 | 16342 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Barry - 3805 | 19616 | 19764 | 2998 | 7040 | 9576 | 12242 | 14760 | 75.2 |
| 12 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 31626 | 31850 | 3066 | 11202 | 12486 | 10632 | 13794 | 43.6 |
| 13 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 18906 | 15350 | 1110 | 3700 | 7608 | 9408 | 11726 | 62.0 |
| 14 | Lisvane and Thornhill - 3853 | 16686 | 15824 | 402 | 3066 | 5734 | 7348 | 10938 | 65.6 |
| 15 | Penarth - 3863 | 37416 | 36908 | 2044 | 4720 | 5622 | 5886 | 10034 | 26.8 |
| 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 | Bridgend - 3809 | 40736 | 40236 | 2658 | 5292 | 5880 | 6554 | 8270 | 20.3 |
| 19 | Aberdare - 3982 | 23456 | 22826 | 816 | 2340 | 3054 | 4174 | 7812 | 33.3 |
| 20 | Barry Docks - 3806 | 11372 | 10634 | 666 | 3054 | 4270 | 4618 | 7208 | 63.4 |
| 21 | Swansea - 4222 | 13192 | 14518 | 536 | 2872 | 5828 | 6032 | 6274 | 47.6 |
| 22 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 8438 | 7590 | 7406 | 9834 | 5818 | 5142 | 6146 | 72.8 |
| 23 | Rhiwbina - 3906 | 12014 | 10862 | 306 | 2470 | 4382 | 5284 | 5672 | 47.2 |
| 24 | Pengam - 4021 | 29614 | 27166 | 608 | 3052 | 4912 | 4418 | 5348 | 18.1 |
| 25 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 15342 | 14228 | 418 | 2614 | 3426 | 3248 | 5008 | 32.6 |
| 26 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 14832 | 13146 | 268 | 2320 | 4784 | 5340 | 4950 | 33.4 |
| 27 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 21004 | 18342 | 254 | 2224 | 4220 | 4576 | 4444 | 21.2 |
| 28 | Porth - 3870 | 11920 | 15846 | 258 | 1716 | 2632 | 1688 | 4264 | 35.8 |
| 29 | Birchgrove - 3907 | 5972 | 5808 | 130 | 1456 | 2730 | 3348 | 3652 | 61.2 |
| 30 | Treherbert - 3889 | 15788 | 15390 | 190 | 714 | 1260 | 474 | 3594 | 22.8 |
| 31 | Bargoed - 4011 | 8342 | 8412 | 136 | 892 | 2182 | 2316 | 3476 | 41.7 |
| 32 | Danescourt - 3797 | 10872 | 11372 | 68 | 698 | 1630 | 2502 | 3448 | 31.7 |
| 33 | Eastbrook - 3795 | 11304 | 12802 | 540 | 1556 | 1368 | 1704 | 3344 | 29.6 |
| 34 | Coryton - 3905 | 21840 | 19746 | 182 | 1924 | 3790 | 3244 | 3202 | 14.7 |
| 35 | Aber - 3813 | 17246 | 13900 | 114 | 1444 | 2542 | 2816 | 2968 | 17.2 |
| 36 | Fairwater - 3873 | 4448 | 5096 | 32 | 942 | 1680 | 2010 | 2898 | 65.2 |
| 37 | Llanbradach - 4018 | 4090 | 4492 | 340 | 848 | 1238 | 1794 | 2668 | 65.2 |
| 38 | Rhymney - 4027 | 5700 | 4970 | 80 | 804 | 1608 | 1198 | 2590 | 45.4 |
| 39 | Abercynon - 3801 | 13386 | 12964 | 128 | 1852 | 2050 | 1728 | 2588 | 19.3 |
| 40 | Waun-gron Park - 3796 | 5374 | 5280 | 40 | 342 | 906 | 1654 | 2586 | 48.1 |
| 41 | Treorchy - 3891 | 3500 | 2756 | 218 | 876 | 1186 | 1122 | 2564 | 73.3 |
| 42 | Energlyn and Churchill Park - 375 | 8538 | 6528 | 204 | 1160 | 2460 | 2240 | 2548 | 29.8 |
| 43 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 3700 | 3698 | 352 | 1244 | 2188 | 1704 | 2472 | 66.8 |
| 44 | Llantwit Major - 9699 | 8126 | 7478 | 846 | 1816 | 1834 | 1980 | 2412 | 29.7 |
| 45 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 2224 | 2034 | 502 | 952 | 1510 | 698 | 2308 | 103.8 |
| 46 | Dingle Road - 3861 | 7130 | 6216 | 256 | 902 | 1374 | 2352 | 2258 | 31.7 |
| 47 | Hengoed - 4028 | 9896 | 7004 | 68 | 1472 | 1810 | 1646 | 2208 | 22.3 |
| 48 | Cwmbran - 3738 | 4904 | 5124 | 360 | 1376 | 2568 | 1984 | 2150 | 43.8 |
| 49 | Maesteg - 3963 | 2864 | 7588 | 132 | 380 | 2790 | 1698 | 1886 | 65.9 |
| 50 | Mountain Ash - 3859 | 1810 | 2158 | 52 | 730 | 710 | 838 | 1832 | 101.2 |
| 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 | 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 | Llandaf - 3844 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| 7 | Radyr - 3874 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 8 | Pontypridd - 3904 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| 9 | Trefforest - 3887 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 10 | Barry Island - 3807 | 9.5% | 9.0% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| 11 | Barry - 3805 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 12 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 13 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 14 | Lisvane and Thornhill - 3853 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| 15 | Penarth - 3863 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| 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 | Bridgend - 3809 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| 19 | Aberdare - 3982 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 20 | Barry Docks - 3806 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 21 | Swansea - 4222 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| 22 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 8.4% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| 23 | Rhiwbina - 3906 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| 24 | Pengam - 4021 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| 25 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 26 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 27 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| 28 | Porth - 3870 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 29 | Birchgrove - 3907 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 30 | Treherbert - 3889 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 31 | Bargoed - 4011 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 32 | Danescourt - 3797 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 33 | Eastbrook - 3795 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 34 | Coryton - 3905 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 35 | Aber - 3813 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 36 | Fairwater - 3873 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 37 | Llanbradach - 4018 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 38 | Rhymney - 4027 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 39 | Abercynon - 3801 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 40 | Waun-gron Park - 3796 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 41 | Treorchy - 3891 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 42 | Energlyn and Churchill Park - 375 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 43 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 44 | Llantwit Major - 9699 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 45 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 46 | Dingle Road - 3861 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 47 | Hengoed - 4028 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 48 | Cwmbran - 3738 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 49 | Maesteg - 3963 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 50 | Mountain Ash - 3859 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 ]












