Baglan railway station

Baglan
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Location
Place	Baglan
Local authority	Neath Port Talbot
Grid reference	SS749923
Operations
Station code	BAJ
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	10,810
2005/06	10,169
2006/07	8,023
2007/08	10,826
2008/09	18,538
2009/10	20,972
2010/11	17,642
2011/12	19,638
2012/13	20,828
2013/14	22,552
History
Key dates	Opened 2 June 1996 (2 June 1996)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Baglan from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Arriva Trains Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff.

It is a relatively new station, opened on 2 June 1996. The station is located at street level but passenger access is from the Seaway Parade flyover. It is close to Neath Port Talbot general hospital.

Facilities

The station has 2 platforms:

• Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea
• Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central

The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.

Services

The typical service pattern is one train approximately every hour in each direction. Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen & Milford Haven. The current Sunday service is very limited, with just two trains each way calling. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Port Talbot		Arriva Trains Wales South Wales Main Line		Briton Ferry

External links

• Train times and station information for Baglan railway station from National Rail