Briton Ferry railway station
Railway station in Neath Port Talbot, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is 206 miles 40 chains (332.3 km) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.[2] 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.
General information | |||||
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Location | Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51.638°N 3.819°W / 51.638; -3.819 | ||||
Grid reference | SS741948 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BNF | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
8 July 1935[1] | opened | ||||
2 November 1964[1] | Closed | ||||
1 June 1994[1] | Reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 35,256 | ||||
2019/20 | 33,618 | ||||
2020/21 | 6,902 | ||||
2021/22 | 20,962 | ||||
2022/23 | 25,422 | ||||
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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.