Pontypridd train station
You can reach 34 stations directly from Pontypridd on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Taffs Well, with 389 trains a day.
Pontypridd is the nearest station for postcodes in CF37. Check your own postcode.
- 34 direct destinations
- 663rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 10 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Pontypridd
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taffs Well | 389 | 389 | 96 |
| Treforest Estate | 389 | 389 | 96 |
| Trefforest | 389 | 389 | 96 |
| Radyr | 388 | 389 | 96 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Cathays | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Llandaf | 263 | 263 | 70 |
| Abercynon | 251 | 252 | 52 |
| Cardiff Central | 202 | 203 | 82 |
| Aberdare | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Cwmbach | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Fernhill | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Mountain Ash | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 126 | 127 | 25 |
| Danescourt | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Fairwater | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Merthyr Vale | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Ninian Park | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Pentre-bach | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Quakers Yard | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Troed-y-rhiw | 125 | 125 | 27 |
| Waun-gron Park | 125 | 126 | 26 |
| Cardiff Bay | 68 | 68 | 14 |
| Dinas Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llwynypia | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Porth | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Tonypandy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ton Pentre | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treherbert | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trehafod | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treorchy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ynyswen | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ystrad Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
Lines serving Pontypridd
Pontypridd is on the Cardiff and Merthyr Line and the Rhondda Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Pontypridd station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Pontypridd 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 Pontypridd station is
779,980 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 663rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 32,696 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Pontypridd and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 194,958 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.
Nearest other stations
- Trefforest 0.9 miles
- Trehafod 1.8 miles
- Porth 3.0 miles
- Abercynon 3.1 miles
- Treforest Estate 3.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Pontypridd, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Pontypridd Graig · 0.2 miles
- Pontypridd Tram Road · 0.3 miles
- Glyntaff Halt · 0.8 miles
- Berw Road Halt · 0.9 miles
- Coedpenmaen · 0.9 miles
- Gyfeillon Platform · 1.0 miles
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Facilities at Pontypridd station
Pontypridd is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday: 06:00 to 14:15 · Sunday: closed
Toilets · WiFi
Cycle parking: 18 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 28 August 2026.
Getting to Pontypridd station
Pontypridd station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J34 (Miskin), 6.1 miles south.
10 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Union Street.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Pontypridd 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
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