RailwayData | Danescourt Station
 Danescourt 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Danescourt had 39,874 entries and exits, making it the 2,026th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2026/2575
It ranked 739th busiest (out of 997), with 328 scheduled services per week.
739/997
That's a daily average of 109.24 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 2.34 passengers per service, giving it the 1,469th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1469/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 32,088
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,628
Season ticket entries & exits: 6,158
Total entries & exits: 39,874
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +8,078 : 25.41%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down38138
Up38138
*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
162Radyr - CardiffOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +4,784 (+13.63%)

Reasons for change:
2007-08 Growth of 27% or more
2013-14 Increase in passenger numbers using the Cardiff City Line
2014-15 High Growth Trend (Wales)

Location Details

Location: Danescourt
CRS: DCT / NLC: 3797 / TIPLOC(S): DANESCT
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 314447 178674
Constituency: Cardiff West
Local Authority: Cardiff - Caerdydd
NR Region: Wales
ELR: RAD 3m 20ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Danescourt during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (9,326 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (3,357 journeys)
•Ninian Park (1,035 journeys)
•Cardiff Bay (815 journeys)
•Cathays (664 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Danescourt's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Fairwater0.50
Radyr1.25