Llansamlet railway station
Llansamlet  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Llansamlet |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Grid reference | SS697975 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LAS |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 20,397 |
| 2005/06 |
 20,031 |
| 2006/07 |
18,530 |
| 2007/08 |
 22,670 |
| 2008/09 |
30,572 |
| 2009/10 |
25,558 |
| 2010/11 |
32,330 |
| 2011/12 |
32,550 |
| 2012/13 |
34,008 |
| 2013/14 |
33,200 |
| 2014/15 |
32,848 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1 January 1885 | Station opened as Llansamlet |
| February 1950 | Renamed Llansamlet North |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closed |
| 27 June 1994 | New station opened as Llansamleton different site |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llansamlet from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Llansamlet railway station is a minor railway station in Llansamlet, Swansea, Wales. The station is located below street level at Frederick Place in Peniel Green. It is served by local trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff.
Facilities
The station has two 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.
Services
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. But no trains at present call on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Skewen | Arriva Trains Wales South Wales Main Line |
Swansea | ||
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, on the embankment to the west of the Station Road bridge.[1]
Blocked access steps leading up to the platform can still be seen today on the northern approach to the bridge.
Notes
- ↑ André Scoville, "Images of Wales: Swansea, Llandore, Clydach, Llansamlet and Morriston", ISBN 0-7524-2153-0, chapter 5
External links
- Train times and station information for Llansamlet railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°39′41″N 3°53′05″W / 51.6615°N 3.8848°W