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Rail Station Usage in Wales, 2018-19 Rail station usage in Wales, 2018-19 19 February 2020 SB 5/2020 About this bulletin Summary This bulletin reports on There was a 9.4 per cent increase in the number of station entries and exits the usage of rail stations in Wales in 2018-19 compared with the previous year, the largest year on in Wales. Information year percentage increase since 2007-08. (Table 1). covers stations in Wales from 2004-05 to 2018-19 A number of factors are likely to have contributed to this increase. During this and the UK for 2018-19. period the Wales and Borders rail franchise changed from Arriva Trains The bulletin is based on Wales to Transport for Wales (TfW), although TfW did not make any the annual station usage significant timetable changes until after 2018-19. report published by the Most of the largest increases in 2018-19 occurred in South East Wales, Office of Rail and Road especially on the City Line in Cardiff, and at stations on the Valleys Line close (ORR). This report to or in Cardiff. Between the year ending March 2018 and March 2019, the includes a spreadsheet level of employment in Cardiff increased by over 13,000 people. which gives estimated The number of station entries and exits in Wales has risen every year since station entries and station 2004-05, and by 75 per cent over that period. exits based on ticket sales for each station on Cardiff Central remains the busiest station in Wales with 25 per cent of all the UK rail network. station entries/exits. Of the 20 busiest stations in Wales, more than half are part of the Valley Lines network (not including Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street) and two are in North Wales at Rhyl and Bangor (Table 1). Chart 1: Station entries and exits in Wales, 2004-05 to 2018-19 70 In this bulletin 60 50 Busiest station in Wales 2 40 Trends in Wales and the 30 UK 3 20 Valley lines 5 10 South Wales lines 14 Station entries/exits (millions) 0 West Wales lines 17 Mid Wales lines 19 Source: Welsh Government (WG) analysis of ORR estimates of station usage North Wales lines 23 Interchange stations 24 Statistician: James Khonje ~ 0300 025 0210 ~ [email protected] Enquiries from the press: 0300 025 8099 Public enquiries : 0300 025 5050 Twitter: @StatisticsWales Quality note Estimates of rail station usage are based on ticket sales data for all rail stations in Wales, regardless of which train operating company provides the journey (for example, Transport for Wales, Great Western Railway or Cross Country). Ticket sales are not always an accurate reflection of usage for some stations. For example, some tickets are sold to the end of the line or as far as a fare price will allow, and not to the actual journey destination. Consequently, some stations marking the end of lines or fare prices appear busier than they are and other stations along those lines appear less busy than they are. Additionally, numbers are estimates and subject to error. Volatility in the estimates is more common when numbers are low. The Office for Road and Rail also produces estimates of Passenger Rail Use, which provides usage estimates for each train operating company rather than for individual stations. These estimates show a 3.7 per cent increase in passenger rail use on Transport for Wales services in 2018-19 compared with the previous year. The estimate for 2018-19 covers the period when the Wales and Border rail franchise changed from Arriva Trains Wales to Transport for Wales. Busiest stations in Wales In 2018-19 the total number of entries and exits at Welsh stations increased by 9.4 per cent on the previous year, the largest year on year percentage increase since 2007-08. Most of the largest increases in 2018-19 occurred in South East Wales, especially on the City Line in Cardiff, and at stations on the Valleys Line close to or in Cardiff. These large increases could therefore be due to changes in the timetables and ticketing options, resulting from the franchise changing from Arriva Trains Wales to Transport for Wales. 25 per cent of all entries and exits in Wales (14.2 million) occurred at Cardiff Central station. Of the 20 busiest Welsh rail stations in 2018-19: Cardiff Central was the busiest station and was 4 times busier than the next busiest station, Cardiff Queen Street. The number of entries and exits at Cardiff Central rose by 9.7 per cent when compared with 2017-18 Of the top 20 stations, all but one saw increases in the numbers of entries and exits in 2018-19 Of these, Radyr had the largest percentage increase (up 36.6 per cent) compared with the previous year Rhyl was the only one of these stations that saw a decrease in entries and exits, and that was a very small fall. 2 Table 1: 20 busiest stations in Wales by station entries/exits, 2017-18 to 2018-19 number and percentage Rail Station 2017-18 Entries & Exits 2018-19 Entries & Exits Percentage change Cardiff Central 12,951,746 14,204,684 ▲ 9.7 Cardiff Queen Street 2,912,364 3,431,518 ▲ 17.8 Newport (Gwent) 2,696,620 2,846,440 ▲ 5.6 Swansea 2,158,886 2,204,216 ▲ 2.1 Bridgend 1,526,622 1,636,296 ▲ 7.2 Cardiff Bay 1,302,676 1,720,744 ▲ 32.1 Cathays 946,274 1,159,088 ▲ 22.5 Caerphilly 771,930 811,826 ▲ 5.2 Pontypridd 864,294 934,160 ▲ 8.1 Barry Island 753,404 867,598 ▲ 15.2 Trefforest 752,308 790,574 ▲ 5.1 Neath 816,748 882,106 ▲ 8.0 Bangor (Gwynedd) 662,060 667,382 ▲ 0.8 Penarth 626,950 739,030 ▲ 17.9 Aberdare 571,746 581,388 ▲ 1.7 Radyr 538,692 735,734 ▲ 36.6 Barry 533,732 579,554 ▲ 8.6 Rhyl 520,198 520,124 ▼ 0.0 Port Talbot Parkway 516,610 547,228 ▲ 5.9 Merthyr Tydfil 512,754 515,868 ▲ 0.6 Other Welsh stations 19,585,590 21,108,366 ▲ 7.8 All Welsh stations 52,522,204 57,483,924 ▲ 9.4 Trends in Wales and the UK Source: WG analysis of ORR estimates of station usage Rail station usage in Wales accounted for 1.9 per cent of the UK total in 2018-19. This proportion has been stable in recent years and shows that rail travel is less prevalent in Wales than across the UK in general, with Wales accounting for 4.7 per cent of the UK population (Chart 2) The number of rail stations changes very little from year to year. Since 2013-14 the number of stations in Wales increased by 3 to 222 and in the UK it increased by 28 to 2,563. 3 Chart 2: Population and station entries/exits in Wales, comparison with the UK, 2018-19 Wales population as a proportion of the UK Wales entries and exits as a proportion15% of the UK 1.9% 4.7% 98.1% 95.3% Wales Rest of UK (a) Wales Rest of UK (a) Source: WG analysis of ORR estimates of station usage (a) Rest of the UK = total number minus Wales numbers 4 Map 1: Rail station in Wales 2018-19 5 Valley lines The Valley Lines are a network of suburban rail lines connecting the major communities in South East Wales with Cardiff via Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and Cathays Stations. The lines provide an important role carrying commuter traffic to and from Cardiff. The lines also link up several universities and carry a significant number of people travelling for shopping and leisure purposes. The figures shown are for entries and exits at all stations along these lines – the figures at ‘interchange’ stations (e.g. Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street) are for users of all lines, not just the lines presented in this section. 6 Butetown line The Butetown line consists of just two stations at either end of the short link between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay. In 2018-19, there was a 22.2 per cent rise in entries and exits on the Butetown line, to 5.2 million. Table 2: Butetown Line station usage, 2017-18 to 2018-19 Number and percent Station 2017-18 Entries & Exits 2018-19 Entries & Exits Percentage change Cardiff Queen Street 2,912,364 3,431,518 ▲ 17.8 Cardiff Bay 1,302,676 1,720,744 ▲ 32.1 Total 4,215,040 5,152,262 ▲ 22.2 Source: WG analysis of ORR Estimates of Station Usage City line The City Line runs from Radyr to Coryton linking a number of suburban stations with Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street. In 2018-19: There was a rise in entries and exits at all stations along the line. Rhiwbina had the largest percentage increase in entries and exits at 51.1 per cent when compared with 2017-18. There were also increases of over 40 per cent at Heath Low Level and Birchgrove. Excluding Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street, there was an increase in station entries and exits of 26.6 per cent on this line compared with 2017-18. 7 Table 3: City Line station usage, 2017-18 to 2018-19 Number and percent Station 2017-18 Entries & Exits 2018-19 Entries & Exits Percentage change Cardiff Central 12,951,746 14,204,684 ▲ 9.7 Cardiff Queen Street 2,912,364 3,431,518 ▲ 17.8 Radyr 538,692 735,734 ▲ 36.6 Ty Glas 207,020 228,362 ▲ 10.3 Coryton 194,556 217,090 ▲ 11.6 Rhiwbina 102,770 155,298 ▲ 51.1 Ninian Park 126,512 135,292 ▲ 6.9 Danescourt 108,278 132,758 ▲ 22.6 Waun-Gron Park 96,760 126,844 ▲ 31.1 Fairwater 89,250 102,376 ▲ 14.7 Heath Low Level 68,490 96,742 ▲ 41.2 Birchgrove 54,570 76,678 ▲ 40.5 Whitchurch (South Glamorgan) 25,406 33,700 ▼▲ 32.6 Total, excluding Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street 1,612,304 2,040,874 ▲ 26.6 Total 17,476,414 19,677,076 ▲ 12.6 Source: WG analysis of ORR Estimates of Station Usage 8 Vale of Glamorgan line The Vale of Glamorgan lines link Cardiff to Penarth, Barry and Bridgend.
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