Pontyclun train station
You can reach 49 stations directly from Pontyclun on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bridgend, with 60 trains a day.
Pontyclun is the nearest station for postcodes in CF72. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Pontyclun
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend | 60 | 60 | 16 |
| Cardiff Central | 60 | 60 | 16 |
| Llanharan | 60 | 60 | 16 |
| Pencoed | 60 | 60 | 16 |
| Garth (Bridgend) | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Maesteg Ewenny Road | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Maesteg | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Sarn | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Tondu | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Wildmill | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Crosskeys | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebbw Vale Town | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Llanhilleth | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Newbridge | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Pye Corner | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Risca and Pontymister | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogerstone | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Baglan | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Briton Ferry | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Llansamlet | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Neath | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Port Talbot Parkway | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Pyle | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Skewen | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Swansea | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Llanelli | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Carmarthen | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Whitland | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| Gowerton | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Kilgetty | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Lamphey | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Manorbier | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Narberth | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Pembroke | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Pembroke Dock | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Penally | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Saundersfoot | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Tenby | 12 | 8 | 0 |
and 9 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Pontyclun station is
277,812 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,198th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Pontyclun and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 184,148 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 10 stations instead of 49, a drop of about 80%. Saturday runs to 40.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Pontyclun gains 7 destinations including Fishguard Harbour, Stapleton Road, Filton Abbey Wood, Severn Tunnel Junction, Fishguard and Goodwick, Bristol Parkway and loses 2 including Milford Haven, Johnston.
Nearest other stations
- Llanharan 2.3 miles
- Pencoed 4.7 miles
- Treforest Estate 5.3 miles
- Trefforest 5.5 miles
- Taffs Well 5.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Pontyclun, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Llanharry · 1.1 miles
- Cross Inn · 1.6 miles
- Beddau Halt · 2.5 miles
- Ystradowen · 2.7 miles
- Creigiau · 3.0 miles
- Trerhyngyll and Maendy Halt · 3.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Pontyclun station
Pontyclun is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Pontyclun station
Pontyclun station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J34 (Miskin), 1.5 miles south-east.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Cwrt Bethel.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Pontyclun station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from