General information | |||||
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Location | Whitland, Carmarthenshire Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°49′05″N 4°36′50″W / 51.818°N 4.614°W | ||||
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 | 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 | ||||
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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.