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.
![]() The westbound platform for trains to Swansea at Llansamlet | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Llansamlet, Swansea Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°39′41″N 3°53′05″W / 51.6615°N 3.8848°W | ||||
Grid reference | SS697975 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LAS | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 January 1885 | Station opened as Llansamlet | ||||
February 1950 | Renamed Llansamlet North | ||||
2 November 1964 | Station closed | ||||
27 June 1994 | New station opened as Llansamlet on different site | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Former station
editThe 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.[2]
Blocked access steps leading up to the platform can still be seen today on the northern approach to the bridge.
Facilities
editThe 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
editJourney 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 | Following station | ||
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Skewen | Transport for Wales Swanline |
Swansea |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ André Scoville, "Images of Wales: Swansea, Llandore, Clydach, Llansamlet and Morriston", ISBN 0-7524-2153-0, chapter 5
- ^ Llansamlet station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 5 April 2017
- ^ Table 128 National Rail timetable, December 2016
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Llansamlet railway station from National Rail