Kidwelly Welsh:Cydweli
General information
Location	Kidwelly,Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51°44′02″N4°19′01″W / 51.734°N 4.317°W /51.734; -4.317
Grid reference	SN401064
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	KWL
Classification	DfT category F1
Passengers
2019/20	24,378
2020/21	4,054
2021/22	15,544
2022/23	20,972
2023/24	26,874
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Kidwelly railway station serves the town ofKidwelly (Welsh:Cydweli),Carmarthenshire, Wales. Thestation is situated on the coast just southwest of Kidwelly itself. It is 234 miles 32 chains (377.2 km) from the zero point atLondon Paddington, measured via Stroud.^[1]

The station was opened by theSouth Wales Railway on 11 October 1852 and was once the junction for a branch of theBurry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway which ran via Ty Coch to Trimsaran Road.^[2] This connection, which lay just to the east of the level crossing, was re-used between 1984 and 1996 for coal traffic to/from the washery at Coedbach following the closure of the flood-prone BP&GVR main line to Burry Port in 1983. Nothing remains today to show the industrial heritage of the railway here, as the branch has been dismantled.

The station was first opened as a temporary wooden platform however on 26 March 1852 Emery of Gloucester was awarded the contract and a stone-built station was constructed of a style repeated all along the line.^[3] These station buildings have been demolished and replaced with basic shelters. The station is now unstaffed.

On 20 June 1957 aRoyal Air ForceHawker Hunter crashed 200 yards east of station with the death of the pilot.^[4]

At the east end of the station is asignal box with an adjacent level crossing where the road from Kidwelly to theold quay crosses the railway line. The west end of the station ends with a bridge over the river. AWorld War IIpillbox remains intact just before the bridge.

There is a two-hourly service from the station for most of the day (Mon-Sat), improving to hourly during the morning and evening peak periods. Stops are provided by both the West Wales/Carmarthen toManchester Piccadilly andPembroke Dock toSwansea trains (peak periods and evenings only), though the dailyGreat Western RailwayCarmarthen toLondon Paddington service also calls eastbound (except Saturdays). A similar service is provided on Sundays, but starting later in the day.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pembrey & Burry Port		Transport for Wales West Wales Line		Ferryside

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