Baglan railway station

Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is 204 miles 53 chains (329.4 km) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.^[1] It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff.

Baglan
General information
Location	Baglan, Neath Port Talbot Wales
Coordinates	51°36′52″N 3°48′34″W
Grid reference	SS749923
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BAJ
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	2 June 1996
Passengers
2018/19	22,894
2019/20	21,770
2020/21	5,976
2021/22	17,780
2022/23	25,072
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is a relatively new station, opened in 1996. The station is located at street level but passenger access is from the Seaway Parade flyover. It is close to Neath Port Talbot Hospital.

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 (with extras at weekday peak times). Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen and Milford Haven whilst some eastbound trains are extended to Newport, Hereford and Manchester Piccadilly. The current Sunday service is very limited, with just two trains each way calling. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Port Talbot Parkway		Transport for Wales Swanline		Briton Ferry

References

1. Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 22C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
2. Table 128 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

Media related to Baglan railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Baglan railway station from National Rail