Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Cardiff Bay had 510,964 entries and exits, making it the 765th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 281st busiest (out of 997), with 1,096 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1399.90 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.97 passengers per service, giving it the 980th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 374,458
Reduced price entries & exits: 40,950
Season ticket entries & exits: 95,556
Total entries & exits: 510,964
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+196,032 : 62.25%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
Single | 87 | 316 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
160 | Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +417,277 (+445.39%)
Reasons for change:
2001-02 Part of CARDIFF BR2006-07 Improving Area2007-08 Growth of 27% or more2013-14 Continued growth2014-15 High Growth Trend (Wales)
Location Details
Location: Cardiff Bay
CRS: CDB / NLC: 3815 / TIPLOC(S): CARDFBR
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 319045 174932
Constituency: Cardiff South and Penarth
Local Authority: Cardiff - Caerdydd
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CAM 0m 03ch
CRS: CDB / NLC: 3815 / TIPLOC(S): CARDFBR
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 319045 174932
Constituency: Cardiff South and Penarth
Local Authority: Cardiff - Caerdydd
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CAM 0m 03ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Cardiff Bay during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Queen Street (86,489 journeys)
•Cathays (15,507 journeys)
•Neath (11,733 journeys)
•Cardiff Central (11,673 journeys)
•Newport (South Wales) (11,144 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Cardiff Queen Street (86,489 journeys)
•Cathays (15,507 journeys)
•Neath (11,733 journeys)
•Cardiff Central (11,673 journeys)
•Newport (South Wales) (11,144 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Cardiff Bay's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Cardiff Queen Street | 1.08 |