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 Pontyclun 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Pontyclun had 210,662 entries and exits, making it the 1,223rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1223/2575
It ranked 819th busiest (out of 997), with 241 scheduled services per week.
819/997
That's a daily average of 577.16 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 16.81 passengers per service, giving it the 595th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
595/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 136,194
Reduced price entries & exits: 47,776
Season ticket entries & exits: 26,692
Total entries & exits: 210,662
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +55,854 : 36.08%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1102370
2102370
*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: +135,336 (+179.67%)

Location Details

Location: Pontyclun
CRS: PYC / NLC: 3850 / TIPLOC(S): PONYCLN
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 303521 181468
Constituency: Pontypridd
Local Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf
NR Region: Wales
ELR: SWM2 181m 40ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Pontyclun during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (76,987 journeys)
•Bridgend (4,430 journeys)
•London Paddington (1,853 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (1,852 journeys)
•Cathays (1,834 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Pontyclun's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Cardiff Central11.25
Llanharan2.00
Ninian Park10.71
Pencoed4.94