How many stations does Transport for Wales have?

Transport for Wales Rail manages 248 National Rail stations, including all 223 in Wales, and operates all passenger mainline services wholly within Wales, and services from Wales, Chester, and Shrewsbury to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport, Crewe, Birmingham, Bidston and Cheltenham.



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Transport for Wales is a wholly-owned, not-for-profit company providing support and expertise to the Welsh Government's transport projects.

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Sugar Loaf's visitor numbers shot up from 228 passengers last year to 1,824 this year, meaning it gives up the kudos as Wales' quietest station after 20 years at the bottom. That dubious honour now falls to Dolgarrog on the Conwy Valley Line, whose 612 passengers last year was down almost 40%.

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The station with the lowest number of entries and exits in Wales in 2021-22 was Sugar Loaf station which recorded only 76 entries of entries and exits. This equates to 1 passenger every 5 days. Welsh Rail has a total of 5 main rail lines that connects different rail routes.

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Our income comes from from the Welsh Government via remit grant and, for activities reflected in our remit letter, passenger revenue, other income sources such as European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and local authorities.

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TfW headcount rose from 305 in March 2020 to 481 as of 31 March 2021 following the appointment of 112 employees and the transfer of 91 members of the Axis cleaning team (there were 27 leavers). As a subsidiary of the Transport for Wales Group, Transport for Wales Rail Limited employs a further 2604.

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Transport for Wales Rail Limited, branded as Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru and TrC Trenau), is a Welsh publicly owned train operating company, a subsidiary of Transport for Wales (TfW), a Welsh Government-owned company.

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The typical Transport for Wales Conductor salary is £38,118 per year. Conductor salaries at Transport for Wales can range from £30,924 - £40,450 per year. This estimate is based upon 9 Transport for Wales Conductor salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods.

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In addition to the block grant, part of the budget is funded from money raised from devolved taxes. The Welsh Government can also access limited amounts of borrowing.

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Basically the bullet train remains in a constant state of motion to save time and energy typically spent accelerating and decelerating. Prior to the train's scheduled arrival passengers enter a “connector cabin” situated at the station.

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