RailwayData | Caerphilly Station
 Caerphilly 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Caerphilly had 524,900 entries and exits, making it the 747th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
747/2575
It ranked 490th busiest (out of 997), with 661 scheduled services per week.
490/997
That's a daily average of 1438.08 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 15.27 passengers per service, giving it the 663rd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
663/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 407,356
Reduced price entries & exits: 29,334
Season ticket entries & exits: 88,210
Total entries & exits: 524,900
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +151,988 : 40.76%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Bay)150545
2 (Down)230836
3 (Up)230836
*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
163Rhymney - Cardiff - PenarthOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023:-2,727 (-0.52%)

Location Details

Location: Caerphilly
CRS: CPH / NLC: 3812 / TIPLOC(S): CRPHLY
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 315683 186555
Constituency: Caerphilly
Local Authority: Caerphilly - Caerffili
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CAR 8m 21ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Caerphilly during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (121,791 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (44,100 journeys)
•Bargoed (7,658 journeys)
•Ystrad Mynach (6,977 journeys)
•Heath High Level (6,326 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Caerphilly's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Aber0.61
Lisvane and Thornhill2.50