| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Pontypridd | 884132 | 814898 | 153296 | 408742 | 536050 | 595658 | 779988 | 88.2 | |
| 1 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 297716 | 278350 | 43274 | 109060 | 148340 | 200258 | 194958 | 65.5 |
| 2 | Treherbert - 3889 | 60412 | 52750 | 4982 | 13832 | 19108 | 7896 | 29374 | 48.6 |
| 3 | Cardiff Queen Street - 3900 | 56910 | 55224 | 15876 | 37726 | 43764 | 55382 | 53436 | 93.9 |
| 4 | Cardiff Bay - 3815 | 46938 | 41682 | 1864 | 7100 | 10188 | 9798 | 17482 | 37.2 |
| 5 | Aberdare - 3982 | 45968 | 39944 | 6148 | 17976 | 23072 | 24592 | 37694 | 82.0 |
| 6 | Trefforest - 3887 | 37586 | 33594 | 8084 | 25034 | 26618 | 31734 | 41136 | 109.4 |
| 7 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 31106 | 26616 | 5184 | 15280 | 22392 | 25930 | 31868 | 102.4 |
| 8 | Barry Island - 3807 | 29460 | 22472 | 3778 | 9018 | 10054 | 10700 | 12462 | 42.3 |
| 9 | Abercynon - 3801 | 26698 | 25496 | 8324 | 16546 | 17868 | 18900 | 22168 | 83.0 |
| 10 | Porth - 3870 | 24660 | 21544 | 6006 | 12946 | 16354 | 5018 | 20806 | 84.4 |
| 11 | Cathays - 3820 | 18004 | 17420 | 3496 | 12934 | 19580 | 27754 | 29686 | 164.9 |
| 12 | Taffs Well - 3880 | 12590 | 12224 | 2254 | 7382 | 9554 | 10006 | 12656 | 100.5 |
| 13 | Llandaf - 3844 | 12100 | 12164 | 1992 | 8234 | 9840 | 11546 | 20484 | 169.3 |
| 14 | Treorchy - 3891 | 9800 | 9554 | 1822 | 7168 | 10588 | 4198 | 17732 | 180.9 |
| 15 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 8946 | 9104 | 3108 | 8164 | 11442 | 3820 | 17364 | 194.1 |
| 16 | Mountain Ash - 3859 | 8522 | 8012 | 2076 | 7348 | 9394 | 10578 | 14260 | 167.3 |
| 17 | Radyr - 3874 | 6622 | 5826 | 1246 | 4166 | 4592 | 6114 | 9580 | 144.7 |
| 18 | Trehafod - 3888 | 6196 | 5120 | 3258 | 4800 | 5200 | 1440 | 8196 | 132.3 |
| 19 | Trefforest Estate - 3886 | 5958 | 4578 | 1110 | 2048 | 2742 | 3026 | 7078 | 118.8 |
| 20 | Ton Pentre - 3897 | 5662 | 6204 | 2894 | 5976 | 8564 | 3378 | 12434 | 219.6 |
| 21 | Penarth - 3863 | 5304 | 6308 | 628 | 1542 | 1700 | 2010 | 4102 | 77.3 |
| 22 | Ystrad Rhondda - 3871 | 5300 | 5740 | 2184 | 4606 | 6562 | 2770 | 9246 | 174.5 |
| 23 | Grangetown (Cardiff) - 3839 | 5262 | 5534 | 2020 | 4058 | 6118 | 7602 | 6288 | 119.5 |
| 24 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 4864 | 4796 | 1180 | 3384 | 5012 | 7990 | 7058 | 145.1 |
| 25 | Llwynypia - 3852 | 4634 | 4678 | 1266 | 4396 | 5830 | 1738 | 6612 | 142.7 |
| 26 | Dinas (Rhondda) - 3901 | 4246 | 4648 | 1056 | 2934 | 4346 | 1276 | 6376 | 150.2 |
| 27 | Bridgend - 3809 | 4240 | 4642 | 1388 | 4548 | 6226 | 7110 | 7688 | 181.3 |
| 28 | Cogan - 3828 | 4048 | 3242 | 850 | 2642 | 3466 | 5188 | 4060 | 100.3 |
| 29 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 3962 | 2218 | 64 | 154 | 164 | 392 | 540 | 13.6 |
| 30 | Penrhiwceiber - 3992 | 3888 | 3994 | 1342 | 2750 | 3934 | 4152 | 5460 | 140.4 |
| 31 | London Paddington - 3087 | 3752 | 4226 | 440 | 2124 | 3714 | 5114 | 5102 | 136.0 |
| 32 | Quakers Yard - 3994 | 3480 | 2764 | 698 | 1962 | 2628 | 1694 | 2934 | 84.3 |
| 33 | Barry - 3805 | 3450 | 3616 | 534 | 1632 | 2900 | 3436 | 3898 | 113.0 |
| 34 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 3340 | 2864 | 70 | 316 | 414 | 892 | 658 | 19.7 |
| 35 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 3234 | 2830 | 872 | 852 | 1062 | 1338 | 2040 | 63.1 |
| 36 | Cwmbach - 3981 | 3058 | 2300 | 646 | 3462 | 3984 | 4448 | 5758 | 188.3 |
| 37 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 2696 | 3670 | 558 | 1840 | 2820 | 5414 | 4368 | 162.0 |
| 38 | Pyle - 4185 | 2684 | 3842 | 664 | 90 | 236 | 308 | 434 | 16.2 |
| 39 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 2602 | 2232 | 400 | 1646 | 2394 | 3132 | 2366 | 90.9 |
| 40 | Fernhill - 3862 | 2482 | 2082 | 416 | 1106 | 2046 | 2206 | 3894 | 156.9 |
| 41 | Ninian Park - 3895 | 2460 | 1732 | 622 | 1384 | 1528 | 2084 | 7746 | 314.9 |
| 42 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 2270 | 2636 | 166 | 562 | 790 | 1360 | 2116 | 93.2 |
| 43 | Merthyr Vale - 3857 | 2208 | 1946 | 644 | 2052 | 2622 | 3796 | 4748 | 215.0 |
| 44 | Pontyclun - 3850 | 2134 | 428 | 76 | 560 | 282 | 1134 | 1200 | 56.2 |
| 45 | Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - 3876 | 1892 | 1710 | 358 | 480 | 1992 | 1066 | 664 | 35.1 |
| 46 | Waun-gron Park - 3796 | 1840 | 2684 | 148 | 1180 | 1694 | 2338 | 10062 | 546.8 |
| 47 | Pengam - 4021 | 1708 | 1960 | 28 | 298 | 328 | 238 | 724 | 42.4 |
| 48 | Fairwater - 3873 | 1700 | 1866 | 436 | 696 | 348 | 828 | 2758 | 162.2 |
| 49 | Ynyswen - 3818 | 1692 | 1124 | 434 | 1628 | 2634 | 846 | 116 | 6.9 |
| 50 | Troed-Y-Rhiw - 4276 | 1650 | 1422 | 122 | 832 | 2478 | 2590 | 2506 | 151.9 |
| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Pontypridd | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 33.7% | 34.2% | 28.2% | 26.7% | 27.7% | 33.6% | 25.0% |
| 2 | Treherbert - 3889 | 6.8% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 3.8% |
| 3 | Cardiff Queen Street - 3900 | 6.4% | 6.8% | 10.4% | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 6.9% |
| 4 | Cardiff Bay - 3815 | 5.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 5 | Aberdare - 3982 | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| 6 | Trefforest - 3887 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 7 | Merthyr Tydfil - 3855 | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Barry Island - 3807 | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| 9 | Abercynon - 3801 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| 10 | Porth - 3870 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.7% |
| 11 | Cathays - 3820 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| 12 | Taffs Well - 3880 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 13 | Llandaf - 3844 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| 14 | Treorchy - 3891 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| 15 | Tonypandy - 3882 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| 16 | Mountain Ash - 3859 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 17 | Radyr - 3874 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| 18 | Trehafod - 3888 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| 19 | Trefforest Estate - 3886 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 20 | Ton Pentre - 3897 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| 21 | Penarth - 3863 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 22 | Ystrad Rhondda - 3871 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 23 | Grangetown (Cardiff) - 3839 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| 24 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| 25 | Llwynypia - 3852 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| 26 | Dinas (Rhondda) - 3901 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 27 | Bridgend - 3809 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| 28 | Cogan - 3828 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 29 | Ystrad Mynach - 4026 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 30 | Penrhiwceiber - 3992 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 31 | London Paddington - 3087 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| 32 | Quakers Yard - 3994 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 33 | Barry - 3805 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 34 | Ty Glas - 3817 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 35 | Caerphilly - 3812 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 36 | Cwmbach - 3981 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 37 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| 38 | Pyle - 4185 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 39 | Cadoxton - 3811 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 40 | Fernhill - 3862 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 41 | Ninian Park - 3895 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 42 | Heath High Level - 3845 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 43 | Merthyr Vale - 3857 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| 44 | Pontyclun - 3850 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 45 | Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - 3876 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 46 | Waun-gron Park - 3796 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| 47 | Pengam - 4021 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 48 | Fairwater - 3873 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 49 | Ynyswen - 3818 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 50 | Troed-Y-Rhiw - 4276 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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 ]












