Llansamlet railway station

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.

Llansamlet
The westbound platform for trains to Swansea at Llansamlet
General information
Location	Llansamlet, Swansea Wales
Coordinates	51.6615°N 3.8848°W / 51.6615; -3.8848
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 (1885-01-01)	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
2019/20	29,656
2020/21	9,016
2021/22	20,542
2022/23	22,410
2023/24	26,598
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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, 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

The 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 unstaffed, 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

An Arriva Trains Wales Class 142 with a Swanline train to Cardiff Central

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, 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
Skewen		Transport for Wales Swanline		Swansea