Neath railway station
Neath  |
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| Welsh: Castell-nedd | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Neath |
| Local authority | Neath Port Talbot |
| Grid reference | SS751974 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NTH |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.473 million |
| 2005/06 |  0.470 million |
| 2006/07 |  0.566 million |
| 2007/08 | 0.653 million |
| 2008/09 | 0.732 million |
| 2009/10 | 0.762 million |
| 2010/11 | 0.820 million |
| 2011/12 | 0.810 million |
| 2012/13 | 0.806 million |
| 2013/14 | 0.820 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Neath from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal |
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Neath railway station is a mainline railway station, serving Neath, Wales. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales the station is located at street level on Windsor Road, situated back from the street fronting a small car park. It is also accessible via Milland road car park.
History
The surviving Neath railway station is one of four railway stations originally in Neath, and to distinguish it from the others was at one time named Neath General, the suffix being applied before Nationalisation.[1] Neath Canalside served the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway services until they ended in 1963. Neath Riverside (also at times known as Neath Bridge Street and Neath Low Level), served trains to and from Brecon via the Neath and Brecon Railway, with an additional stop at Neath Abbey. The railway itself remains partly in use, linking Onllwyn and the docks. The remains of the Neath Bridge Street station can be seen by looking down at the railway alongside the river bridge just before Neath railway station in the Swansea direction.
Facilities
The station has 2 platforms both accessed through ticket barriers:
- Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea, Carmarthen and Milford Haven.
- Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central, London Paddington and Manchester Piccadilly
Services
The station is served by both Great Western Railway main line services between London Paddington and Swansea (hourly each way with peak extras) and Arriva Trains Wales regional trains between Milford Haven/Carmarthen and Manchester Piccadilly via Cardiff, Newport and Shrewsbury (also hourly), plus the two-hourly Swansea to Cardiff stopping trains.
On Sundays the London - Swansea service runs hourly and the Milford Haven/Carmarthen - Manchester trains run every two hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Briton Ferry | Arriva Trains Wales South Wales Main Line |
Skewen | ||
| Port Talbot Parkway | Great Western Railway London Paddington - Carmarthen |
Swansea | ||
References
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- Train times and station information for Neath railway station from National Rail
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Transport in Neath Port Talbot county borough
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