Llangennech railway station

Llangennech
Location
Place	Llangennech
Local authority	Carmarthenshire
Grid reference	SN563012
Operations
Station code	LLH
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13	2,008
2013/14	2,908
2014/15	2,654
2015/16	2,500
2016/17	3,064
History
Key dates	Opened 1841 (1841)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llangennech from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Llangennech railway station serves the village of Llangennech near Llanelli, West Wales. Llangennech station is located at street level about half a mile away from the centre of the village. It is one of two stations (neighbouring Bynea being the other) located on the double track portion of the route that is shared with the Swansea District Line.

All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings other than basic shelters on each platform. Passengers wishing to travel must buy tickets on the train or in advance. Amenities are limited to the standard CIS display, customer help point and payphone (the latter two at the main entrance). The platforms are linked by a barrow crossing, which is not recommended for use by disabled travellers without assistance.^[1]

In 2016, 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.^[2]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. There are four trains a day in each direction through to Swansea and Shrewsbury) from Monday to Saturday, plus a fifth Monday to Friday a.m peak service to and from Llandovery; two services each way call on Sundays.^[3] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to give a hand signal to the approaching train driver to board or notify the guard when they board that they wish to alight from the train there.

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Llangennech railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bynea		Arriva Trains Wales Heart of Wales Line		Pontarddulais

Coordinates: 51°41′28″N 4°04′44″W / 51.691°N 4.079°W / 51.691; -4.079