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 Taffs Well 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Taffs Well had 164,682 entries and exits, making it the 1,364th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1364/2575
It ranked 254th busiest (out of 997), with 1,172 scheduled services per week.
254/997
That's a daily average of 451.18 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 2.70 passengers per service, giving it the 1,440th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1440/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 122,602
Reduced price entries & exits: 7,134
Season ticket entries & exits: 34,946
Total entries & exits: 164,682
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +21,154 : 14.74%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down142516
Up142516
*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
165Treherbert, Aberdare & Merthyr Tydfil - Pontypridd - CardiffOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023:-82 (-0.05%)

Location Details

Location: Taffs Well
CRS: TAF / NLC: 3880 / TIPLOC(S): TAFFSWL
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 312473 183199
Constituency: Pontypridd
Local Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf
NR Region: Wales
ELR: CAM 7m 24ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Taffs Well during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (25,257 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (12,192 journeys)
•Cathays (7,353 journeys)
•Pontypridd (4,777 journeys)
•Trefforest (2,404 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Taffs Well's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Radyr1.91
Trefforest Estate2.36