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 554,112
  2. 2 Pontypridd 536,050
  3. 3 Aberdare 226,714
  4. 4 Pontyclun 210,662
  5. 5 Taffs Well 164,682
  6. 6 Porth 151,692
  7. 7 Abercynon 134,880
  8. 8 Treherbert 121,196
  9. 9 Llanharan 106,086
  10. 10 Treorchy 83,404

Least Used Stations

The ten Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Ynyswen 13,398
  2. 2 Fernhill 19,490
  3. 3 Trehafod 26,982
  4. 4 Dinas 29,452
  5. 5 Penrhiwceiber 31,918
  6. 6 Cwmbach 32,994
  7. 7 Llwynypia 38,766
  8. 8 Ystrad Rhondda 41,016
  9. 9 Trefforest Estate 46,480
  10. 10 Ton Pentre 53,622

Passenger Numbers

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

Usage dropped to 14% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 62% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf 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