Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station

MERTHYR MER | 3855

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Merthyr Tydfil station is managed by TfW Rail and is located in Merthyr Tydfil within the West Wales and The Valleys area of Wales.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 88,528 journeys were made between Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff Central—that's 31% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Merthyr Tydfil peaked during 2015-16 with 580,554 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 15% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 61% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Merthyr Tydfil table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	163,966
1998-99	158,278
1999-00	184,121
2000-01	213,369
2001-02	257,291
2002-03	265,780
2003-04
2004-05	300,084
2005-06	293,709
2006-07	295,884
2007-08	301,772
2008-09	320,722
2009-10	381,484
2010-11	437,230
2011-12	452,706
2012-13	481,696
2013-14	547,026
2014-15	562,856
2015-16	580,554
2016-17	550,216
2017-18	512,754
2018-19	500,424
2019-20	458,822
2020-21	70,798
2021-22	234,630
2022-23	279,414
2023-24	285,198
2024-25