Ferryside railway station

Ferryside railway station serves the seaside village of Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station was opened by the South Wales Railway on 11 October 1852 and is now an unmanned request stop, this means that if you are on the train you must advise the train manager that you wish to alight there. Likewise if you wish to board the train you must indicate your intention to the driver as the train approaches.

Ferryside
Welsh: Glanyfferi
Location
Place	Ferryside
Local authority	Carmarthenshire
Coordinates	51.768°N 4.369°W / 51.768; -4.369
Grid reference	SN366104
Operations
Station code	FYS
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	19,326
2015/16	19,608
2016/17	21,572
2017/18	20,086
2018/19	19,044
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ferryside from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

There is a level crossing near the station as well as a manually operated signal box, which in 2016 was listed as being due for computerisation. The 1905 Ordnance Survey map shows the presence of a goods shed with a single line running through it and points at either side leading on to the main line. In July 2015, the Welsh Government funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.

Services

There is a basic two-hourly service in each direction (with extras at peak periods). Many westbound trains terminate at Carmarthen, but a few continue to either Milford Haven or Pembroke Dock in the morning and late afternoon. Most eastbound trains continue beyond Swansea to Cardiff Central, Hereford and Manchester Piccadilly. Services are less frequent on Sundays.[1]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kidwelly		Transport for Wales West Wales line		Carmarthen

References in popular culture

Ferryside station was featured in the Channel 4 series Paul Merton's Secret Stations Season 1 Episode 2 broadcast on 8 May 2016. This series features British comedian Paul Merton visiting various request stop railway stations around Britain.

References

1. Table 128 National Rail timetable, December 2018

External links

Media related to Ferryside railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Ferryside railway station from National Rail
• A Video visual survey of the station