Briton Ferry railway station is a minor railway station in the village of Briton Ferry

Briton Ferry

Briton Ferry is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Briton Ferry East and Briton Ferry West....

, Wales

Wales

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. The station is located at street level at Shelone Road in Briton Ferry. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line

South Wales Main Line

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, served by the Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales

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 Swanline regional trains between Swansea

Swansea

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 and Cardiff

Cardiff

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The station is sited within the Cwrt Sart junction complex where the Swansea District Line

Swansea District Line

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 meets the South Wales Main Line

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Facilities

The station has 2 platforms:

• Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea
  Swansea railway station
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• Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central
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The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.

Services

The typical service pattern is one train approximately every hour in each direction. Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen & Milford Haven. The current Sunday service is very limited, with just two trains each way calling. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.

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