Pontlottyn train station

You can reach 30 stations directly from Pontlottyn on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aber, with 37 trains a day.

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30 direct destinations
2,181st busiest in Britain
Unstaffed
Step-free throughout
10 parking spaces
4 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Pontlottyn

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Aber	37	37	27
Bargoed	37	37	27
Brithdir	37	37	27
Cardiff Central	37	37	27
Cardiff Queen Street	37	37	27
Caerphilly	37	37	27
Heath High Level	37	37	27
Hengoed	37	37	27
Llanishen	37	37	27
Llanbradach	37	37	27
Lisvane and Thornhill	37	37	27
Pengam	37	37	27
Rhymney	37	37	27
Tir-Phil	37	37	27
Ystrad Mynach	37	37	27
Grangetown	33	5	26
Barry	32	4	26
Barry Docks	32	4	26
Cadoxton	32	4	26
Cogan	32	4	26
Dinas Powys	32	4	26
Eastbrook	32	4	26
Bridgend	16	0	0
Barry Island	16	4	26
Llantwit Major	16	0	0
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport	16	0	0
Energlyn & Churchill Park	6	6	27
Gilfach Fargoed	6	6	27
Dingle Road	1	1	0
Penarth	1	1	0

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Lines serving Pontlottyn

Pontlottyn is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Pontlottyn station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Pontlottyn station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.

How busy Pontlottyn station is

31,640 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,181st busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Pontlottyn and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 10,340 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.