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 Pontypool and New Inn 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Pontypool and New Inn had 109,042 entries and exits, making it the 1,583rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1583/2575
It ranked 826th busiest (out of 997), with 234 scheduled services per week.
826/997
That's a daily average of 298.75 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.96 passengers per service, giving it the 981st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
981/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 63,086
Reduced price entries & exits: 18,238
Season ticket entries & exits: 27,718
Total entries & exits: 109,042
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +31,492 : 40.61%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1163592
2163592
*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: +73,040 (+202.88%)

Reasons for change:
2011-12 Cause of large increase not clear
2012-13 Continues high growth from previous year

Location Details

Location: Pontypool and New Inn
CRS: PPL / NLC: 3744 / TIPLOC(S): PONTYPL
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 330030 200317
Constituency: Torfaen
Local Authority: Torfaen - Torfaen
NR Region: Wales
ELR: HNL1 32m 22ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Pontypool and New Inn during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (21,953 journeys)
•Hereford (11,132 journeys)
•Abergavenny (6,899 journeys)
•Newport (South Wales) (4,227 journeys)
•Cwmbran (860 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Pontypool and New Inn's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Abergavenny9.30
Cwmbran2.92