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 Cwmbran 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Cwmbran had 353,056 entries and exits, making it the 931st most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
931/2575
It ranked 718th busiest (out of 997), with 350 scheduled services per week.
718/997
That's a daily average of 967.28 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 19.40 passengers per service, giving it the 512nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
512/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 213,528
Reduced price entries & exits: 82,926
Season ticket entries & exits: 56,602
Total entries & exits: 353,056
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +90,152 : 34.29%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1129469
2129469
*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
156Manchester, Chester, Crewe & Shrewsbury - South WalesOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +214,230 (+154.32%)

Location Details

Location: Cwmbran
CRS: CWM / NLC: 3738 / TIPLOC(S): CWMBRAN
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 329813 195865
Constituency: Torfaen
Local Authority: Torfaen - Torfaen
NR Region: Wales
ELR: HNL1 35m 15ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Cwmbran during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (86,048 journeys)
•Hereford (20,013 journeys)
•Newport (South Wales) (13,361 journeys)
•Abergavenny (9,828 journeys)
•Shrewsbury (4,943 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Cwmbran's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Newport (South Wales)7.99
Pontypool and New Inn2.92
Severn Tunnel Junction15.81