Whitland railway station

Whitland

Welsh: Hendy-gwyn ar Daf
National Rail
The station as seen from footbridge (2015)
General information
LocationWhitland, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates51°49′05″N 4°36′50″W / 51.818°N 4.614°W / 51.818; -4.614
Grid referenceSN198165
Managed byTransport for Wales Rail
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeWTL
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companySouth Wales Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)SWR station opened
4 September 1866P&T station opened
August 1869P&T station closed
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 45,036
 Interchange Decrease 1,810
2019/20Decrease 42,158
 Interchange Increase 3,318
2020/21Decrease 7,876
 Interchange Decrease 445
2021/22Increase 29,698
 Interchange Increase 1,610
2022/23Increase 35,350
 Interchange Decrease 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.