Briton Ferry railway station
Briton Ferry | |
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General information | |
Other names | Welsh: Llansawel |
Location | Neath Port Talbot |
Coordinates | 51°38′17″N 3°49′08″W / 51.638°N 3.819°W |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BNF |
History | |
Original company | South Wales Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
19 June 1850[1] | Opened as Briton Ferry |
1 July 1924[1] | Renamed Briton Ferry West |
8 July 1935[1] | Resited 465m north and renamed |
2 November 1964[1] | Closed |
1 June 1994[1] | Reopened |
Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is 181.5 miles (292 km) from London Paddington. The station is located at street level at Shelone Road in Briton Ferry. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff.
The station is sited within the Cwrt Sart junction complex where the Swansea District Line meets the South Wales Main Line. The present station opened on 1 June 1994, which replaced an earlier station that closed to passengers on 2 November 1964 and to goods services on 6 September 1965.
Facilities
The station has 2 platforms:
- Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea
- Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central
The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.
Services
The typical service pattern is one train approximately every two hours in each direction. Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen and Milford Haven. There is no Sunday service. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.[2]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Baglan | Transport for Wales Swanline |
Neath |
References
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
Media related to Briton Ferry railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Briton Ferry railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Neath Port Talbot
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1935
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1935
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
- Railway stations opened by Railtrack
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1994
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
- Beeching closures in Wales
- South Wales Main Line
- Briton Ferry