Bynea railway station

Bynea National Rail
Location
Place Bynea, Llanelli
Local authority Carmarthenshire
Grid reference SS549991
Operations
Station code BYE
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Decrease 1,376
2011/12 Increase 1,430
2012/13 Increase 1,490
2013/14 Increase 1,622
2014/15 Increase 2,046
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bynea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Bynea railway station serves the village of Bynea near Llanelli, West Wales. Bynea station is situated close to the Millennium Coastal Park and is a convenient stop for cyclists and hikers to the coastal area. It is also the last stop on the Heart of Wales route (on the double track section shared with the Swansea District Line) before it joins the West Wales Line at Llandeilo Junction, to the east of Llanelli.

All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

Services

There are four trains a day in each direction (towards Swansea and Shrewsbury) from Monday to Saturday, plus an extra a.m peak service to and from Llandovery on weekdays only; there are also two services each way on Sundays.[1] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to give a hand signal to the approaching train driver to board or notify the guard when they board that they wish to alight from the train there.

References

  1. ↑ Table 129 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Llanelli   Arriva Trains Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Llangennech

Coordinates: 51°40′19″N 4°05′56″W / 51.672°N 4.099°W / 51.672; -4.099


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