Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station, Port Talbot, Wales. Open daily. Free entry. Ticket fees apply.
Details
Accessibility:
There is a car park in front of the station with nine disability spaces, and there is step-free access to the station and platforms. There are toilets, including disability facilities (RADAR operated), on the platform. There is a ramp available for access from the platform to the train. Staff help is available for passengers with a disability between the hours of 6am and 10pm.
Brief Description:
Opened in June 1850 this railway station services Port Talbot in the Neath Port Talbot area of west Wales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Talbot_Parkway_railway_station
"Port Talbot Parkway railway station is a railway station in Port Talbot, Wales. The station is located at street level near Station Road in Port Talbot town centre. It is 202 miles 59 chains (326 km) from London Paddington (via Stroud).[1] The station is of the island type and has 2 platforms:
- Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea and West Wales Line.
- Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central, Newport, London Paddington and Manchester Piccadilly
The ticket office is open seven days per week, with a self-service ticket machine provided for use and collecting advance purchase tickets. A waiting room and toilets are located on the platform, with the platform and ticket hall linked by a fully accessible footbridge with lifts (installed in 2016). Train running information is offered via CIS displays, automatic announcements and timetable posters.[8]
The station is served by both Great Western Railway main line services between London Paddington and Swansea (hourly each way with peak extras) and Transport for Wales regional trains between Milford Haven/Carmarthen and Manchester Piccadilly via Cardiff Central, Newport and Shrewsbury (also hourly), plus the two-hourly Swansea to Cardiff stopping trains.[9]
On Sundays the London - Swansea Great Western Railway service runs hourly with a two hourly service extended to Carmarthen. Transport for Wales Milford Haven/Carmarthen - Manchester Piccadilly services are hourly"
Further Information:
Address:
Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, SA13 1UR
Email:
customer.relations@nationalrail.co.uk
Phone:
National Rail Enquiries: 03457 48 49 50
Textphone: 0345 60 50 600
Website:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/PTA.aspx
Opening Hours:
Open daily.
Directions:
Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station is on the main A48 road. OS SS767896
Transport:
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
Baby Changing Facilities
Refreshment Facilities:
2023: Refreshment Facilities Monday to Sunday & Public Holidays: 06:00 - 15:00 and there are facilities to get refreshments in Port Talbot itself.
+ Harbourside Car Park
Cramic Way
SA13 1SA
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
Port Talbot, Wales. Open Daily. Free Entry.
70 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.