Classic route
West Wales Line
Swansea → Milford Haven · Wales
The 1856 line west: Llanelli’s sands, the Tywi at Carmarthen, then deep Pembrokeshire to the haven Nelson called the finest port in Christendom.
- Distance
- 116 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h
- Average speed
- 58 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmSwansea +4
- 9 kmGowerton +3
- 18 kmLlanelli +3
- 24 kmPembrey and Burry Port +2
- 33 kmKidwelly +1
- 40 kmFerryside +1
- 51 kmCarmarthen +2
- 73 kmWhitland +2
- 82 kmClunderwen +1
- 92 kmClarbeston Road +1
- 101 kmHaverfordwest
- 108 kmJohnston
- 115 kmMilford Haven
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20655746: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the scheduled train on this line
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the West Wales Line?
The West Wales Line runs 116 km from Swansea to Milford Haven.
How long does the West Wales Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h for the 116 km. That is an average of 58 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the West Wales Line?
Transport for Wales, with TfW Class 153, 197.
How old is the West Wales Line?
The line has been in service since 1856. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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