General information | |||||
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Location | Skewen, Neath Port Talbot Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°39′40″N 3°50′49″W / 51.661°N 3.847°W | ||||
Grid reference | SS723974 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SKE | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1882 | Opened as Dynevor | ||||
1904 | Renamed Skewen | ||||
1910 | resited | ||||
2 November 1964 | Closed | ||||
27 June 1994 | Reopened as Skewen on different site | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 38,174 | ||||
2020/21 | 9,322 | ||||
2021/22 | 23,538 | ||||
2022/23 | 30,328 | ||||
2023/24 | 36,008 | ||||
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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.