Briton Ferry Welsh: Llansawel
General information
Location	Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot Wales
Coordinates	51°38′17″N 3°49′08″W / 51.638°N 3.819°W / 51.638; -3.819
Grid reference	SS741948
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BNF
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
8 July 1935[1]	opened
2 November 1964[1]	Closed
1 June 1994[1]	Reopened
Passengers
2018/19	35,256
2019/20	33,618
2020/21	6,902
2021/22	20,962
2022/23	25,422
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is 206 miles 40 chains (332.3 km) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.^[2] The station is located at ground level at Shelone Road in Briton Ferry. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by Transport for Wales Swanline regional trains between Swansea and Cardiff.

The station is sited within the Cwrt Sart junction complex where the Swansea District Line meets the South Wales Main Line. The present station opened on 1 June 1994, which replaced an earlier station that closed to passengers on 2 November 1964 and to goods services on 6 September 1965.

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 two hours in each direction. Some westbound trains continue on to Carmarthen and Milford Haven. There is no Sunday service. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.^[3]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Baglan		Transport for Wales Swanline		Neath