Swansea railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Swansea, City and County of Swansea Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°37′31″N 3°56′27″W / 51.6253°N 3.9409°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS657936 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SWA | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 19 June 1850 as Swansea High Street | ||||
| Original company | South Wales Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Swansea | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 0.469 million | ||||
| Interchange | 17,382 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.478 million | ||||
| Interchange | 66,720 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.884 million | ||||
| Interchange | 96,651 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2.186 million | ||||
| Interchange | 87,354 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 2.304 million | ||||
| Interchange | 29,264 | ||||
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Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is sited 216 miles 7 chains (348 km) from London Paddington, via Stroud, on the National Rail network, although most services use a shorter route via Bristol Parkway. In 2023/24, it was the third-busiest station in Wales, after Cardiff Central and Newport.