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Cardiff Bay

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Cardiff Bay had 314,932 entries and exits, making it the 880^th most used station in Great Britain.

880/2554

It was the 655^th busiest station with 400 scheduled services per week

655/953

That's a daily average of 862.83 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 15.14 passengers per service, giving it the 537^th highest passenger to service ratio.

537/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 209,166
Reduced price entries & exits: 23,758
Season ticket entries & exits: 82,008
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +226,904 : 257.76%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
Single	87	316	Usable area to stop block.

*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

Table

Route

160

Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	174
Tue	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	174
Wed	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	174
Thu	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	174
Fri	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	174
Sat	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	174
Sun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	52

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Cardiff Bay
CRS: CDB / NLC: 3815 / TIPLOC: CARDFBR
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 319074 174883
Region: Wales - Cymru
Local Authority: Caerdydd - Cardiff
ELR(s): CAM 0m 02ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 93,687
1998-1999: 98,362 (+4,675 : 4.99%)
1999-2000: 123,516 (+25,154 : 25.57%)
2000-2001: 136,138 (+12,622 : 10.22%)
2001-2002: 163,849 (+27,711 : 20.36%)
2002-2003: 177,911 (+14,062 : 8.58%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 245,910 (+67,999 : 38.22%)
2005-2006: 274,133 (+28,223 : 11.48%)
2006-2007: 404,049 (+129,916 : 47.39%)
2007-2008: 518,572 (+114,523 : 28.34%)
2008-2009: 594,520 (+75,948 : 14.65%)
2009-2010: 685,608 (+91,088 : 15.32%)
2010-2011: 753,148 (+67,540 : 9.85%)
2011-2012: 793,382 (+40,234 : 5.34%)
2012-2013: 869,126 (+75,744 : 9.55%)
2013-2014: 1,019,348 (+150,222 : 17.28%)
2014-2015: 1,143,746 (+124,398 : 12.20%)
2015-2016: 1,190,780 (+47,034 : 4.11%)
2016-2017: 1,242,214 (+51,434 : 4.32%)
2017-2018: 1,302,676 (+60,462 : 4.87%)
2018-2019: 1,531,444 (+228,768 : 17.56%)
2019-2020: 1,462,962 (-68,482 : -4.47%)
2020-2021: 88,028 (-1,374,934 : -93.98%)
2021-2022: 314,932 (+226,904 : 257.76%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,369,275 (+1,461.54%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +221,245 (+236.15%)

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