Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf Railway Statistics

There are twenty-two railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Trefforest 649,910
  2. 2 Pontypridd 595,650
  3. 3 Pontyclun 255,800
  4. 4 Aberdare 238,580
  5. 5 Taffs Well 190,642
  6. 6 Abercynon 144,514
  7. 7 Llanharan 116,804
  8. 8 Mountain Ash 95,714
  9. 9 Porth 75,888
  10. 10 Treherbert 68,720

Least Used Stations

The ten Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Ynyswen 5,288
  2. 2 Dinas 12,016
  3. 3 Trehafod 14,144
  4. 4 Fernhill 16,982
  5. 5 Llwynypia 18,290
  6. 6 Ystrad Rhondda 18,826
  7. 7 Penrhiwceiber 32,674
  8. 8 Cwmbach 34,096
  9. 9 Ton Pentre 36,352
  10. 10 Tonypandy 42,802

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Tonypandy peaked during 2016-17 with 5,043,498 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 14% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 0% by 2024.

Passenger Estimates for Tonypandy table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-982,659,326
1998-992,623,879
1999-002,898,729
2000-013,161,563
2001-023,405,233
2002-033,508,325
2003-04 
2004-053,728,453
2005-063,680,526
2006-073,956,311
2007-084,230,904
2008-094,548,926
2009-104,754,290
2010-114,763,646
2011-124,762,942
2012-134,790,700
2013-144,827,254
2014-154,790,638
2015-164,790,638
2016-175,043,498
2017-185,034,182
2018-194,864,528
2019-204,476,636
2020-21604,594
2021-222,157,750
2022-232,780,724
2023-24