Llandybie railway station

Llandybie railway station serves the village of Llandybie near Ammanford, West Wales. The railway station is located below street level just off Kings Road. This is a convenient stop for Glynhir Estate and Glynhir Falls. Two miles from the station is the Llandybie 18-hole golf course.

Llandybie
Welsh: Llandybïe
Location
PlaceLlandybie
Local authorityCarmarthenshire
Coordinates51.821°N 4.004°W / 51.821; -4.004
Grid referenceSN619154
Operations
Station codeLLI
Managed byTransport for Wales
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 7,466
2015/16 8,730
2016/17 9,382
2017/18 10,756
2018/19 9,580
History
Key datesOpened 1857 (1857)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandybie from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. For trains travelling south this is a request stop, but those travelling north have to make a mandatory call[1] so that the train driver can press the plunger on the platform that activates the warning lights & barriers at the adjacent level crossing over the A483 prior to departure.[2]

When the original station was replaced, the signal box was saved and can be found on the Gwili Railway at Bronwydd Arms.[3]

Facilities

Amenities at the station are basic. There is no ticket provision (so all tickets have to be purchased on the train or in advance) and only a single stone waiting shelter is provided, along with timetable poster board, Digital CIS display and customer help point next to the station entrance. Step-free access is available from the car park to the platform, but the connecting ramp is quite steep and assistance may be required for disabled passengers wishing to travel from here.[4]

Services

There are four trains a day to Shrewsbury northbound from Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth to Llandovery) and five southbound to Llanelli & Swansea (the first train in each direction does not run on Saturdays); two services each way call on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Ammanford   Transport for Wales
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References
  1. GB National Rail Timetable December 2018, Table 129 (Network Rail)
  2. Llandybie Railway Station - View towards Ffairfach from Llandybie Jaggery, Geograph.org; Retrieved 8 July 2016
  3. Llandybie Signal Box in 1975 Catford, Nick Disused Stations Site Record; Retrieved 24 July 2017
  4. Llandybie station facilities National Rail Enquiries

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