Briton Ferry railway station explained

Briton Ferry
Native Name:Welsh: Llansawel
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.638°N -3.819°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:2
Code:BNF
Classification:DfT category F1
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years2:8 July 1935
Events2:opened
Years3:2 November 1964
Events3:Closed
Years4:1 June 1994
Events4:Reopened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is 206miles from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.[1] The station is located at ground 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:

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Padgett, David . Munsey . Myles . Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales . 6th . June 2018 . 1989 . Trackmaps . Frome . 978-1-9996271-0-2 . map 23A .