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 Bridgend 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Bridgend had 1,133,284 entries and exits, making it the 395th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
395/2575
It ranked 313rd busiest (out of 997), with 1,016 scheduled services per week.
313/997
That's a daily average of 3104.89 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 21.45 passengers per service*, giving it the 435th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
435/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 3195.47 passengers passing through the station and 22.7 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 619,720
Reduced price entries & exits: 368,602
Season ticket entries & exits: 144,962
Total entries & exits: 1,133,284
Interchanges made between connecting services: 33,063
Change in usage from 21/22: +196,104 : 20.92%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Down)255927
1A (VoG Bay)88320
2 (Up)255927
3 (Maesteg Bay)60218
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
009Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol & Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot & LondonOct24
156Manchester, Chester, Crewe & Shrewsbury - South WalesOct24
169Swansea & Maesteg - Bridgend - Cardiff (incl. Barry Island)Oct24
170Cardiff & Swansea - Carmarthen - South West WalesOct24
275Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & GloucesterOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +508,486 (+81.38%)

Location Details

Location: Bridgend
CRS: BGN / NLC: 3809 / TIPLOC(S): BRGEND
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 290779 179845
Constituency: Bridgend
Local Authority: Bridgend - Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
NR Region: Wales
ELR: SWM2 190m 45ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Bridgend during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (231,603 journeys)
•London Paddington (39,806 journeys)
•Swansea (39,555 journeys)
•Pencoed (20,529 journeys)
•Llantwit Major (20,344 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Bridgend's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Llantwit Major9.39
Pencoed3.81
Pyle5.93
Wildmill0.81