Skewen railway station

Skewen

Welsh: Sgiwen
National Rail
General information
LocationSkewen, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Coordinates51°39′40″N 3°50′49″W / 51.661°N 3.847°W / 51.661; -3.847
Grid referenceSS723974
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSKE
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1882Opened as Dynevor
1904Renamed Skewen
1910resited
2 November 1964Closed
27 June 1994Reopened as Skewen on different site
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 40,466
2019/20Decrease 38,174
2020/21Decrease 9,322
2021/22Increase 23,538
2022/23Increase 30,328
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Skewen railway station serves the village of Skewen, south Wales. It is located below street level at Station Road in Skewen, 210 miles 26 chains (338 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud).[1] It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff, which typically run every two hours. There is no Sunday service.

  1. ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.