Pembroke Dock Branch

Branch line to the sea at every turn: Tenby’s walls and beaches, Saundersfoot, and the Cleddau at Pembroke Dock.

Stations

1. 0 kmSwansea
2. 9 kmGowerton
3. 18 kmLlanelli
4. 24 kmPembrey and Burry Port
5. 51 kmCarmarthen
6. 73 kmWhitland
7. Show 4 more stations

   1. 81 kmNarberth
   2. 90 kmKilgetty
   3. 91 kmSaundersfoot
   4. 98 kmTenby
8. 100 kmPenally
9. 105 kmManorbier
10. 111 kmLamphey
11. 113 kmPembroke
12. 117 kmPembroke Dock

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.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20655926 — 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 Pembroke Dock Branch?

The Pembroke Dock Branch runs 117 km from Swansea to Pembroke Dock.

How long does the Pembroke Dock Branch take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 10 min for the 117 km. That is an average of 54 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Pembroke Dock Branch?

Transport for Wales, with TfW Class 153, 197.

How old is the Pembroke Dock Branch?

The line has been in service since 1863. 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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