Station Overview - Aberdare

 Aberdare 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Aberdare had 177,350 entries and exits, making it the 1202nd most used station in Great Britain.
1202/2554
It was the 824th busiest station with 197 scheduled services per week
824/953
That's a daily average of 485.89 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 17.31 passengers per service, giving it the 462nd highest passenger to service ratio.
462/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 127,684
Reduced price entries & exits: 7,746
Season ticket entries & exits: 41,920
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +123,682 : 230.46%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single101367

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
165 Treherbert, Aberdare & Merthyr Tydfil - Pontypridd - Cardiff

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 51
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 51
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 51
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 51
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 2 1 60
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 2 1 60
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 17
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Aberdare
CRS: ABA / NLC: 3982 / TIPLOC: ABDARE
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 300400 202800
Region: Wales - Cymru
Local Authority: Rhondda, Cynon, Taf - Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
ELR(s): VON 22m 33ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 158,945
1998-1999: 178,680 (+19,735 : 12.42%)
1999-2000: 219,986 (+41,306 : 23.12%)
2000-2001: 260,244 (+40,258 : 18.30%)
2001-2002: 302,859 (+42,615 : 16.38%)
2002-2003: 331,006 (+28,147 : 9.29%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 464,026 (+133,020 : 40.19%)
2005-2006: 465,675 (+1,649 : 0.36%)
2006-2007: 469,086 (+3,411 : 0.73%)
2007-2008: 471,586 (+2,500 : 0.53%)
2008-2009: 506,004 (+34,418 : 7.30%)
2009-2010: 507,820 (+1,816 : 0.36%)
2010-2011: 524,592 (+16,772 : 3.30%)
2011-2012: 537,542 (+12,950 : 2.47%)
2012-2013: 552,436 (+14,894 : 2.77%)
2013-2014: 557,992 (+5,556 : 1.01%)
2014-2015: 551,928 (-6,064 : -1.09%)
2015-2016: 566,904 (+14,976 : 2.71%)
2016-2017: 569,364 (+2,460 : 0.43%)
2017-2018: 571,746 (+2,382 : 0.42%)
2018-2019: 555,780 (-15,966 : -2.79%)
2019-2020: 504,622 (-51,158 : -9.20%)
2020-2021: 53,668 (-450,954 : -89.36%)
2021-2022: 177,350 (+123,682 : 230.46%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +345,677 (+217.48%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +18,405 (+11.58%)
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