Landore High Level | |
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_Station_Entrance_(geograph_2733420).jpg) The former station entrance in 1998 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Landore, Swansea Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°38′34″N 3°56′19″W / 51.6429°N 3.9387°W |
| Platforms | 4 on 2 islands |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | South Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 June 1850 | Opened |
| 2 November 1964[1] | Closed |
Landore High Level railway station was opened on 19 June 1850[2] by the South Wales Railway, which later became part of the Great Western Railway. The station was located on the north side of Swansea in the residential area of Landore. The engineer of this broad gauge line was Brunel. The line was later extended westwards to Carmarthen. After closure of Landore Low Level in 1954 the station became known as Landore.
To the west of the station site is Landore Junction (Swansea Loop East Junction), which allows trains to run south into the main Swansea terminus. The line remains in use as the West Wales Line, between Neath and Swansea.
- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench page 68
- ^ "South Wales Railway". The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette. 22 June 1850. hdl:10107/3089771 – via Welsh Newspapers.