General information | |||||
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Location | Baglan, Neath Port Talbot Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°36′52″N3°48′34″W / 51.61444°N 3.80944°W | ||||
Grid reference | SS749923 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BAJ | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 2 June 1996 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 21,770 | ||||
2020/21 | 5,976 | ||||
2021/22 | 17,780 | ||||
2022/23 | 25,072 | ||||
2023/24 | 25,040 | ||||
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Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough,south Wales. It is 204 miles 53 chains (329.4 km) from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Stroud. [1] It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line,served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff.
It is a relatively new station,opened in 1996. The station is located at street level but passenger access is from the Seaway Parade flyover. It is close to Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
The station has 2 platforms:
The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.
The typical service pattern is one train approximately every two hours in each direction (with extras at weekday peak times). Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen and Milford Haven whilst some eastbound trains are extended to Newport,Hereford and Manchester Piccadilly. The current Sunday service is very limited,with just two trains each way calling. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays. [2]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Port Talbot Parkway | Transport for Wales Swanline | Briton Ferry |
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