Whitland railway station

Whitland Welsh: Hendy-gwyn ar Daf
The station as seen from footbridge (2015)
General information
Location	Whitland, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51°49′05″N 4°36′50″W / 51.818°N 4.614°W / 51.818; -4.614
Grid reference	SN198165
Managed by	Transport for Wales Rail
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	WTL
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)	SWR station opened
4 September 1866	P&T station opened
August 1869	P&T station closed
Passengers
2018/19	45,036
Interchange	1,810
2019/20	42,158
Interchange	3,318
2020/21	7,876
Interchange	445
2021/22	29,698
Interchange	1,610
2022/23	35,350
Interchange	1,589
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whitland railway station serves the town of Whitland in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the West Wales Line from Swansea. To the west of the station, a branch line diverges towards Pembroke; the main line continues to Milford Haven and Fishguard Harbour. The Whitland and Cardigan Railway (closed in 1962) diverged from the Fishguard/Milford Haven line 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Whitland.

Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail, who, as of 2024, mostly use their new Class 197s, and Great Western Railway who run services using Class 800 trains on summer Saturdays from London Paddington to Pembroke Dock.