Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Port Talbot Parkway had 471,848 entries and exits, making it the 810th 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 534th busiest (out of 997), with 572 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1292.73 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 15.86 passengers per service, giving it the 634th (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: 270,108
Reduced price entries & exits: 157,556
Season ticket entries & exits: 44,184
Total entries & exits: 471,848
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+84,052 : 21.67%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 | 277 | 1007 | |
2 | 280 | 1018 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
009 | Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol & Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot & London | Oct24 |
169 | Swansea & Maesteg - Bridgend - Cardiff (incl. Barry Island) | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +206,710 (+77.96%)
Location Details
Location: Port Talbot Parkway
CRS: PTA / NLC: 4181 / TIPLOC(S): PTALBOT
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 276709 189637
Constituency: Aberavon
Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot - Castell-nedd Port Talbot
NR Region: Wales
ELR: SWM2 202m 59ch
CRS: PTA / NLC: 4181 / TIPLOC(S): PTALBOT
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 276709 189637
Constituency: Aberavon
Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot - Castell-nedd Port Talbot
NR Region: Wales
ELR: SWM2 202m 59ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Port Talbot Parkway during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (66,704 journeys)
•Swansea (48,688 journeys)
•Neath (44,727 journeys)
•London Paddington (21,426 journeys)
•Bridgend (11,801 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Cardiff Central (66,704 journeys)
•Swansea (48,688 journeys)
•Neath (44,727 journeys)
•London Paddington (21,426 journeys)
•Bridgend (11,801 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.