Llansamlet railway station

Coordinates: 51°39′41″N 3°53′05″W / 51.6615°N 3.8848°W / 51.6615; -3.8848
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Llansamlet
National Rail
The westbound platform for trains to Swansea at Llansamlet
General information
LocationLlansamlet, Swansea
Wales
Coordinates51°39′41″N 3°53′05″W / 51.6615°N 3.8848°W / 51.6615; -3.8848
Grid referenceSS697975
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLAS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 January 1885 (1885-01-01)Station opened as Llansamlet
February 1950Renamed Llansamlet North
2 November 1964Station closed
27 June 1994New station opened as Llansamlet on different site
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 30,046
2019/20Decrease 29,656
2020/21Decrease 9,016
2021/22Increase 20,542
2022/23Increase 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 mileschains (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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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