Porth train station
You can reach 18 stations directly from Porth on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 64 trains a day.
Porth is the nearest station for postcodes in CF39. Check your own postcode.
- 18 direct destinations
- 1,322nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 60 parking spaces
- 10 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Porth
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Central | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Cathays | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Dinas Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llandaf | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Llwynypia | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Pontypridd | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Radyr | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Taffs Well | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Tonypandy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ton Pentre | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treherbert | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treforest Estate | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trefforest | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Trehafod | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Treorchy | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ynyswen | 64 | 65 | 28 |
| Ystrad Rhondda | 64 | 65 | 28 |
How busy Porth station is
224,524 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,322nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Porth and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 94,542 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.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Porth gains 1 destination including Cardiff Bay.
Nearest other stations
- Trehafod 1.2 miles
- Dinas Rhondda 1.3 miles
- Tonypandy 1.8 miles
- Llwynypia 2.4 miles
- Pontypridd 3.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Porth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ynyshir · 1.0 miles
- Wattstown Platform · 1.4 miles
- Penygraig · 1.7 miles
- Gyfeillon Platform · 2.1 miles
- Tylorstown · 2.2 miles
- Tonyrefail · 2.2 miles
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Facilities at Porth station
Porth is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:45 to 17:30 · Saturday: 07:30 to 15:30 · Sunday: closed
Parking at Porth station
- Station Car Park 60 spaces, 5 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 12 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 2 September 2026.
Getting to Porth station
Porth station is in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J34 (Miskin), 7.2 miles south.
10 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Porth Interchange Bay 7.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Porth 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