Llangennech railway station
Llangennech  | |
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| Location | Llangennech, Carmarthenshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°41′28″N 4°04′44″W / 51.691°N 4.079°WCoordinates: 51°41′28″N 4°04′44″W / 51.691°N 4.079°W |
| Grid reference | SN563012 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LLH |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1841 |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  3,064 |
| 2017/18 | 3,350 |
| 2018/19 | 3,578 |
| 2019/20 | 3,718 |
| 2020/21 |  36 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Llangennech railway station serves the village of Llangennech near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Llangennech station is located at street level about half a mile away from the centre of the village. It is one of two stations (neighbouring Bynea being the other) located on the double track portion of the route that is shared with the Swansea District Line.
All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales.
Facilities[]
The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings other than basic shelters on each platform. Passengers wishing to travel must buy tickets on the train or in advance. Amenities are limited to the standard CIS display, customer help point and payphone (the latter two at the main entrance). The platforms are linked by a barrow crossing, which is not recommended for use by disabled travellers without assistance.[1]
In 2016, The Welsh Government funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.[2]
Services[]
All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. There are four trains a day in each direction through to Swansea and Shrewsbury) from Monday to Saturday, plus a fifth Monday to Friday a.m peak service from Carmarthen to Llandovery and back to Swansea; two services each way call on Sundays.[3] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to give a hand signal to the approaching train driver to board or notify the guard when they board that they wish to alight from the train there.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Bynea | Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line |
Pontarddulais | ||
Accidents and incidents[]
- On 26 August 2020, a freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire near Llangennech.[4]
References[]
- ^ Llangennech station facilitiesNational Rail Enquiries
- ^ "Transport | Topic".
- ^ Table 129 National Rail timetable, December 2018
- ^ "Llangennech diesel train catches fire after derailing". BBC News. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Llangennech railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Llangennech railway station from National Rail
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