- Cardiff Central Station takes the top spot as the transport hub of Wales.
- Other train Stations in the top 10 include Cardiff Queen Street Station, Newport (South Wales), Wrexham General and Bangor Train Station.
- Nationally London Victoria, Liverpool Street and Waterloo Train Station top the list.
- Over 100 mainline station searches were analysed by West Somerset Railway resulting in 6 million average monthly searches in the UK.
New research from West Somerset Railway has revealed that Cardiff Central Station Is the most popular train station in Wales according to Google searches.
Cardiff Central Station topped the list receiving an impressive 49,500 searches. Newport Station came second (22,200), and Cardiff Queen Street Station came third (14,800).
| Ranking | Rail Station | Number of Avg Monthly Searches from July 2023 – June 2024 |
| 1 | Cardiff Central Station | 49,500 |
| 2 | Newport (South Wales) Station | 22,200 |
| 3 | Cardiff Queen Street Station | 14,800 |
| 4 | Swansea Station | 5,400 |
| 5 | Wrexham General Station | 4,400 |
| 6 | Carmarthen Station | 3,600 |
| 7 | Bangor (Gwynedd) Station | 2,900 |
| 8 | Aberystwyth Station | 1,900 |
| 9 | Bridgend Station | 1,900 |
| 10 | Holyhead Station | 1,600 |
Holyhead Station rounded out the table with 1,600 searches.
Looking further into the top 3 most popular train stations, the most popular journey from Cardiff Central Station is to Newport Station. Cardiff Queen Street’s is to Cardiff Bay, and finally Swansea’s most popular journey takes passengers to Cardiff Central.
Taking into account the United Kingdom altogether, searches for over 100 mainline train stations were analysed by West Somerset Railway totalling over 6 million average searches across the UK.
Unsurprisingly, London Victoria Station, Liverpool Street Station and Waterloo Station topped the list with 450,000 average searches, placing them first, second and third.
| Rail Station | Number of Avg Monthly Google Searches from July 2023 – June 2024 |
| Victoria Station | 450,000 |
| Liverpool Street Station | 450,000 |
| Waterloo Station | 450,000 |
| Birmingham New Street | 368,000 |
| Paddington Station | 368,000 |
| St Pancras International | 301,000 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 201,000 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 165,000 |
| Leeds Station | 165,000 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 165,000 |
Speaking on the findings, Samantha White from West Somerset Railway who conducted the research said:
“It is amazing to see that there are so many searches for train stations in the United Kingdom, Cardiff Central being the most searched station in Northern Ireland.
“I feel that 6 million average searches across the United Kingdom in the last year goes to show that there is a desire in the public to use train services as a main form of public transport. Whether that be commuting to work or travelling to beautiful areas of the country on a holiday, the demand for train travel remains high.”
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