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 Dinas Powys 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Dinas Powys had 71,520 entries and exits, making it the 1,789th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1789/2575
It ranked 409th busiest (out of 997), with 827 scheduled services per week.
409/997
That's a daily average of 195.95 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 1.66 passengers per service, giving it the 1,521st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1521/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 58,030
Reduced price entries & exits: 5,388
Season ticket entries & exits: 8,102
Total entries & exits: 71,520
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +18,930 : 36.00%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down120436
Up120436
*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
169Swansea & Maesteg - Bridgend - Cardiff (incl. Barry Island)Oct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023:-53,545 (-42.81%)

Reasons for change:
2013-14 Reason for increase unclear

Location Details

Location: Dinas Powys
CRS: DNS / NLC: 3830 / TIPLOC(S): DINASP
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 315368 170973
Constituency: Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority: Vale of Glamorgan - Bro Morgannwg
NR Region: Wales
ELR: BRY 4m 18ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Dinas Powys during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (15,315 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (4,293 journeys)
•Cathays (1,893 journeys)
•Barry (1,639 journeys)
•Cogan (1,200 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Dinas Powys's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Cadoxton1.90
Eastbrook0.98