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 Wildmill 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Wildmill had 23,648 entries and exits, making it the 2,172nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2172/2575
It ranked 845th busiest (out of 997), with 213 scheduled services per week.
845/997
That's a daily average of 64.79 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 2.14 passengers per service, giving it the 1,485th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1485/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 15,510
Reduced price entries & exits: 4,872
Season ticket entries & exits: 3,266
Total entries & exits: 23,648
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +8,390 : 54.99%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single84305
*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: +12,444 (+111.07%)

Reasons for change:
2013-14 Installation of TVMs in Cardiff Valleys has improved accuracy of ticket sales origin data, significantly increasing demand allocated to some stations
2014-15 Maesteg Line - spike in demand in 13/14, has now returned to close to 12/13 levels

Location Details

Location: Wildmill
CRS: WMI / NLC: 3965 / TIPLOC(S): WLDMILL
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 290455 181322
Constituency: Bridgend
Local Authority: Bridgend - Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
NR Region: Wales
ELR: BAL 0m 63ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Wildmill during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (5,435 journeys)
•Pencoed (1,135 journeys)
•Maesteg (957 journeys)
•Cathays (849 journeys)
•Bridgend (735 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Wildmill's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bridgend0.81
Sarn1.25