Llansamlet railway station

Railway station in Swansea, Wales

51°39′41″N 3°53′05″W / 51.6615°N 3.8848°W / 51.6615; -3.8848Grid referenceSS697975Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLASClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 January 1885 (1885-01-01)Station opened as LlansamletFebruary 1950Renamed Llansamlet North2 November 1964Station closed27 June 1994New station opened as Llansamlet on different sitePassengers2018/19Decrease 30,0462019/20Decrease 29,6562020/21Decrease 9,0162021/22Increase 20,5422022/23Increase 22,410 Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llansamlet railway station is a minor station in Llansamlet, Swansea, south Wales. The station is located below street level at Frederick Place in Peniel Green, 212 miles 8 chains (341 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud).[1] It is served by local trains operated by Transport for Wales on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff.

Former station

The former GWR station (from its 1885 opening until closed in 1964) was situated approximately 720 metres (0.45 miles) west of the present station, at 51°39′33″N 3°53′42″W / 51.65917°N 3.89500°W / 51.65917; -3.89500 (Former Llansamlet railway station), on the embankment to the west of the Station Road bridge.[2]

Blocked access steps leading up to the platform can still be seen today on the northern approach to the bridge.

Facilities

The station has two (offset) platforms:

  • Platform 1, situated east of the Frederick Place overbridge, is for westbound trains towards Swansea
  • Platform 2, situated west of the bridge, is for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central

As the station is unmanned, passengers boarding must buy their tickets on the train. There is a free car park for rail passengers. Waiting shelters, timetable poster boards and digital CIS displays are provided on each side. Step-free access is available via ramps to both platforms.[3]

Services

An Arriva Trains Wales Class 142 with a Swanline train to Cardiff Central

Journey times are around 10 minutes to Swansea and one hour to Cardiff.

At present Llansamlet is served by a train every two hours in both directions on weekdays, with a few westbound trains extended to Llanelli or Carmarthen.[4] But no trains at present call on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Skewen   Transport for Wales
Swanline 		  Swansea

Notes

  1. ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
  2. ^ André Scoville, "Images of Wales: Swansea, Llandore, Clydach, Llansamlet and Morriston", ISBN 0-7524-2153-0, chapter 5
  3. ^ Llansamlet station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 5 April 2017
  4. ^ Table 128 National Rail timetable, December 2016

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