Llansamlet railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Swansea, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Llansamlet
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Llansamlet railway station, westbound platform - geograph.org.uk - 905604.jpg
| caption = The westbound platform for trains to Swansea at Llansamlet
| borough = Llansamlet, Swansea
| country = Wales
| coordinates = {{coord|51.6615|N|3.8848|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SS697975|25|SS697975}}
| manager = Transport for Wales
| platforms = 2
| code = LAS
| classification = DfT category F2
| original = Great Western Railway
| pregroup = Great Western Railway
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
| years = {{start date|1885|01|01|df=y}}
| events = Station opened as Llansamlet
| years1 = February 1950
| events1 = Renamed Llansamlet North
| years2 = 2 November 1964
| events2 = Station closed
| years3 = 27 June 1994
| events3 = New station opened as Llansamlet on different site
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 29,656}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 9,016}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 20,542}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 22,410}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 26,598}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
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, {{convert|212|miles|8|chain|km|0|lk=in}} from {{stn|London Paddington}} (via Stroud).{{cite book |last1=Yonge |first1=John |last2=Padgett |first2=David |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |title=Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western |edition=5th |date=August 2010 |orig-year=1989 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-6-7 |at=map 24A }} It is served by local trains operated by Transport for Wales on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff.
Former station
The former GWR station (from its 1885 opening until closed in 1964) was situated approximately {{convert|720|m|mi|abbr=off}} west of the present station, at {{coord|51|39|33|N|3|53|42|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline|name=Former Llansamlet railway station}}, on the embankment to the west of the Station Road bridge.André Scoville, "Images of Wales: Swansea, Llandore, Clydach, Llansamlet and Morriston", {{ISBN|0-7524-2153-0}}, chapter 5
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.[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/LAS/details.html Llansamlet station facilities] National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 5 April 2017
Services
File:Train from Swansea at Llansamlet railway station - geograph.org.uk - 3802045.jpg 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 {{rws|Llanelli}} or {{rws|Carmarthen}}.{{NRtimes|December 2016|128}} But no trains at present call on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.
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{{rail line|previous=Skewen|next=Swansea|route=Transport for Wales
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{{Transport in Swansea}}
Category:Railway stations in Swansea
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Former Great Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1994
Category:South Wales Main Line
Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail