Pontypridd Railway Station

PTYPRID PPD | 3904

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Pontypridd station is managed by TfW Rail and is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf within the West Wales and The Valleys area of Wales.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 200,258 journeys were made between Pontypridd and Cardiff Central—that's 34% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Pontypridd peaked during 2010-11 with 1,034,976 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 19% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 66% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Pontypridd table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	580,729
1998-99	546,055
1999-00	598,292
2000-01	646,530
2001-02	689,246
2002-03	697,143
2003-04
2004-05	679,588
2005-06	704,298
2006-07	778,253
2007-08	782,935
2008-09	784,516
2009-10	815,398
2010-11	1,034,976
2011-12	873,630
2012-13	878,656
2013-14	861,092
2014-15	799,790
2015-16	777,508
2016-17	801,850
2017-18	864,292
2018-19	884,132
2019-20	814,898
2020-21	153,272
2021-22	408,742
2022-23	536,050
2023-24	595,650