Swansea East Dock railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Swansea East Dock

| status = Disused

| image = File:Swansea 2 East Dock railway yards, with engine-&-brake geograph-2542410-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

| caption = The railway yard in 1962

| borough = Swansea, Glamorganshire

| country = Wales

| platforms = 3

| original = Great Western Railway

| postgroup = Great Western Railway

| years = {{Start date|1880|10|01|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1936|09|28|df=y}}

| events1 = Closed

}}

Swansea East Dock railway station served the city of Swansea, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1880 to 1936 on the Swansea and Neath Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1880 by the Great Western Railway. It was known as Swansea East Dock Fabians Bay in the handbook of stations. The engine shed closed in 1964.{{cite web |title=RCTS Mystery Photographs |url=https://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?img=Y-40-34 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605181957/https://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?img=Y-40-34 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=RCTS}} The station closed on 28 September 1936.{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=413|oclc=931112387}}

References

{{rail line|previous={{rws|Briton Ferry Road}}
Line and station closed|route=Great Western Railway
{{small|Swansea and Neath Railway}}|col={{GWR colour}} }}

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Category:Disused railway stations in Swansea

Category:Former Great Western Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1880

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1936

Category:1880 establishments in Wales

Category:1936 disestablishments in Wales