Pentre-Bach Railway Station

PNTRBCH PTB | 3944

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Pentre-Bach 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 5,416 journeys were made between Pentre-Bach and Cardiff Central—that's 28% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Merthyr Tydfil.

Passenger numbers for Pentre-Bach peaked during 2014-15 with 33,496 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 19% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 81% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Pentre-Bach table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	11,403
1998-99	10,799
1999-00	13,544
2000-01	15,173
2001-02	16,896
2002-03	13,740
2003-04
2004-05	10,419
2005-06	9,249
2006-07	11,064
2007-08	12,217
2008-09	11,010
2009-10	14,764
2010-11	16,240
2011-12	19,752
2012-13	21,756
2013-14	28,334
2014-15	33,496
2015-16	27,176
2016-17	22,450
2017-18	27,002
2018-19	25,206
2019-20	23,994
2020-21	4,662
2021-22	18,372
2022-23	19,464
2023-24	19,098
2024-25