Merthyr Vale Railway Station

MERTHRV MEV | 3857

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Merthyr Vale 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 17,404 journeys were made between Merthyr Vale and Merthyr Tydfil—that's 39% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Merthyr Vale peaked during 2001-02 with 77,191 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 18% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 92% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Merthyr Vale table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	58,771
1998-99	60,559
1999-00	65,422
2000-01	67,468
2001-02	77,191
2002-03	73,008
2003-04
2004-05	31,456
2005-06	27,700
2006-07	33,368
2007-08	29,553
2008-09	33,568
2009-10	42,712
2010-11	41,428
2011-12	41,676
2012-13	46,934
2013-14	61,584
2014-15	62,830
2015-16	63,304
2016-17	52,070
2017-18	49,550
2018-19	45,220
2019-20	44,218
2020-21	7,932
2021-22	31,002
2022-23	40,706
2023-24	44,080
2024-25