Landore High Level railway station

Landore High Level railway station was opened on 19 June 1850^[2] by the South Wales Railway, which later became part of the Great Western Railway. The station was located on the north side of Swansea in the residential area of Landore. The engineer of this broad gauge line was Brunel. The line was later extended westwards to Carmarthen. After closure of Landore Low Level in 1954 the station became known as Landore.

Landore High Level
The former station entrance in 1998
General information
Location	Landore, Swansea Wales
Coordinates	51.6429°N 3.9387°W / 51.6429; -3.9387
Platforms	4 on 2 islands
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
19 June 1850	Opened
2 November 1964[1]	Closed

To the west of the station site is Landore Junction (Swansea Loop East Junction), which allows trains to run south into the main Swansea terminus. The line remains in use as the West Wales Line, between Neath and Swansea.

History

The station suffered a fire in 1874,^[3] which resulted in a rebuild in the following year.^[4]

Future

As of 2019 the station is being considered for reopening.^[5]

See also

• The Landore railway viaduct is a prominent local landmark which was opened with the line and station in 1850.
• Great Western Railway's Landore Depot was used for servicing Inter City 125 passenger trains until its closure in December 2018.
• Landore Low Level railway station was nearby, on the Morriston Branch, closed 1954.

References

1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench page 68
2. "South Wales Railway". The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette. 22 June 1850. hdl:10107/3089771 – via Welsh Newspapers.
3. "Destruction of Landore Station". The Cambrian. 30 October 1874. hdl:10107/3332278 – via Welsh Newspapers.
4. "New Station at Landore". The Cambrian. 29 October 1875. hdl:10107/3332741 – via Welsh Newspapers.
5. "Landore train station in Swansea is being considered for reopening". 7 June 2018.