Baglan railway station

Coordinates: 51°36′52″N 3°48′34″W / 51.61444°N 3.80944°W / 51.61444; -3.80944
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Baglan
National Rail
General information
LocationBaglan, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Coordinates51°36′52″N 3°48′34″W / 51.61444°N 3.80944°W / 51.61444; -3.80944
Grid referenceSS749923
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBAJ
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened2 June 1996
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 22,894
2019/20Decrease 21,770
2020/21Decrease 5,976
2021/22Increase 17,780
2022/23Increase 25,072
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is 204 miles 53 chains (329.4 km) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.[1] It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff.

It is a relatively new station, opened in 1996. The station is located at street level but passenger access is from the Seaway Parade flyover. It is close to Neath Port Talbot Hospital.

Facilities[edit]

The station has 2 platforms:

The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.

Services[edit]

The typical service pattern is one train approximately every two hours in each direction (with extras at weekday peak times). Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen and Milford Haven whilst some eastbound trains are extended to Newport, Hereford and Manchester Piccadilly. The current Sunday service is very limited, with just two trains each way calling. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.[2]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Port Talbot Parkway   Transport for Wales
Swanline
  Briton Ferry

References[edit]

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 22C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
  2. ^ Table 128 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links[edit]

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