Ferryside railway station

Ferryside railway station serves the seaside village of Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station was opened by the South Wales Railway on 11 October 1852 and is now an unmanned request stop, this means that if you are on the train you must advise the train manager that you wish to alight there. Likewise if you wish to board the train you must indicate your intention to the driver as the train approaches.

Ferryside

Welsh: Glanyfferi
LocationFerryside, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates51.768°N 4.369°W / 51.768; -4.369
Grid referenceSN366104
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFYS
ClassificationDfT category F2
Passengers
2015/16 19,608
2016/17 21,572
2017/18 20,086
2018/19 19,044
2019/20 19,728
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

There is a level crossing near the station as well as a manually operated signal box, which in 2016 was listed as being due for computerisation. The 1905 Ordnance Survey map shows the presence of a goods shed with a single line running through it and points at either side leading on to the main line. In July 2015, the Welsh Government funded the installation of reinforced glass fibre 'humps' on the platforms to improve access for wheelchair and pushchair users onto and off trains.

Services

There is a basic two-hourly service in each direction (with extras at peak periods). Many westbound trains terminate at Carmarthen, but a few continue to either Milford Haven or Pembroke Dock in the morning and late afternoon. Most eastbound trains continue beyond Swansea to Cardiff Central, Hereford and Manchester Piccadilly. Services are less frequent on Sundays.[1]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Kidwelly   Transport for Wales
West Wales line		   Carmarthen

Ferryside station was featured in the Channel 4 series Paul Merton's Secret Stations Season 1 Episode 2 broadcast on 8 May 2016. This series features British comedian Paul Merton visiting various request stop railway stations around Britain.

References
  1. Table 128 National Rail timetable, December 2018

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