Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Penarth had 367,498 entries and exits, making it the 906th 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 475th busiest (out of 997), with 686 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1006.84 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 10.30 passengers per service, giving it the 909th (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: 277,002
Reduced price entries & exits: 30,888
Season ticket entries & exits: 59,608
Total entries & exits: 367,498
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+105,114 : 40.06%
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 | 117 | 425 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
163 | Rhymney - Cardiff - Penarth | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +31,952 (+9.52%)
Location Details
Location: Penarth
CRS: PEN / NLC: 3863 / TIPLOC(S): PENARTH
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 318450 171401
Constituency: Cardiff South and Penarth
Local Authority: Vale of Glamorgan - Bro Morgannwg
NR Region: Wales
ELR: PTH 1m 12ch
CRS: PEN / NLC: 3863 / TIPLOC(S): PENARTH
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 318450 171401
Constituency: Cardiff South and Penarth
Local Authority: Vale of Glamorgan - Bro Morgannwg
NR Region: Wales
ELR: PTH 1m 12ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Penarth during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (76,661 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (30,879 journeys)
•Cathays (9,666 journeys)
•Heath High Level (6,470 journeys)
•London Paddington (4,866 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Cardiff Central (76,661 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (30,879 journeys)
•Cathays (9,666 journeys)
•Heath High Level (6,470 journeys)
•London Paddington (4,866 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Penarth's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Dingle Road | 0.45 |