Skewen Railway Station
Skewen railway station serves the village of Skewen, south Wales.
It is located below street level at Station Road in Skewen, 210 miles 26 chains (338 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud). It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff, which typically run every two hours. There is no Sunday service.
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| General information | |
| Location | Skewen, Neath Port Talbot Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°39′40″N 3°50′49″W / 51.661°N 3.847°W |
| Grid reference | SS723974 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SKE |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1882 | Opened as Dynevor |
| 1904 | Renamed Skewen |
| 1910 | resited |
| 2 November 1964 | Closed |
| 27 June 1994 | Reopened as Skewen on different site |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  40,466 |
| 2019/20 | 38,174 |
| 2020/21 | 9,322 |
| 2021/22 |  23,538 |
| 2022/23 | 30,328 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Facilities
The station has 2 platforms:
- Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea
- Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central
The station is unmanned; there is no ticket office or platform barrier. Passengers must buy their tickets from the conductor on the train. Amenities provided include waiting shelters, customer help points, digital CIS displays and timetable poster boards. Step-free access is available on both platforms via ramps from the car park and road above.
History
The first station here was opened in 1882 by the Great Western Railway as Dynevor and renamed in 1904. It was resited a little to the east in 1910 and closed by the Western Region of British Railways in 1964. The present station was opened to the west as part of the Swanline initiative in 1994.
Services
The typical service pattern is one train approximately every two hours in each direction, with some peak period extras. Trains operate mainly to Cardiff and Swansea, but some westbound services continue to Llanelli, Carmarthen and Milford Haven.
No trains stop here on Sundays. A normal weekday service operates on most bank holidays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Neath | Transport for Wales Swanline | Llansamlet | ||
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Skewen railway station from National Rail
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