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Llansamlet railway station is a minor station in
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 or . But no trains at present call on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.
Llansamlet
Llansamlet is a suburban district and Community (Wales), community of Swansea, Wales, falling into the Llansamlet (electoral ward), Llansamlet ward. The area is centred on the A48 road (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the M4 mot ...
, Swansea
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, south Wales. The station is located below street level at Frederick Place in Peniel Green, from (via Stroud). It is served by local trains operated by Transport for Wales
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on the South Wales Main Line
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between Swansea and Cardiff.
Former station
The former GWR station (from its 1885 opening until closed in 1964) was situated approximately west of the present station, at , on the embankment to the west of the Station Road bridge. 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 towardsSwansea
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*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.
Services
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 or . But no trains at present call on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.
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