Llangennech railway station serves the village of

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near

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. Llangennech station is located at street level about half a mile away from the centre of the village. It is one of two stations (neighbouring Bynea being the other) located on the double track portion of the route that is shared with the Swansea District Line. All trains serving the station are operated by

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Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings other than basic shelters on each platform. Passengers wishing to travel must buy tickets on the train or in advance. Amenities are limited to the standard CIS display, customer help point and payphone (the latter two at the main entrance). The platforms are linked by a

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, which is not recommended for use by disabled travellers without assistance. In 2016, The

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funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by

. There are five trains a day in each direction through to Swansea and ) from Monday to Saturday, plus a fifth Monday to Friday a.m peak service from to and back to Swansea and one late evening service from Swansea to Llandovery and back; two services each way call on Sundays. This is a

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, 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.

Accidents and incidents

*On 26 August 2020, a freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire near Llangennech.

References

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Railway stations in Carmarthenshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841 Heart of Wales Line Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail Railway request stops in Great Britain Llanelli Rural {{Wales-railstation-stub