Baglan
General information
Location	Baglan,Neath Port Talbot Wales
Coordinates	51°36′52″N3°48′34″W / 51.61444°N 3.80944°W /51.61444; -3.80944
Grid reference	SS749923
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BAJ
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	2 June 1996
Passengers
2020/21	5,976
2021/22	17,780
2022/23	25,072
2023/24	25,040
2024/25	35,200
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village ofBaglan inNeath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is 204 miles 53 chains (329.4 km) from the zero point atLondon Paddington, measured via Stroud.^[1] It is a stop on theSouth Wales Main Line, served byTransport for WalesSwanline regional trains betweenSwansea andCardiff.

It is a relatively new station, opened in 1996. The station is located at street level but passenger access is from the Seaway Parade flyover. It is close toNeath Port Talbot Hospital.

The station has 2 platforms:

• Platform 1, for westbound trains towardsSwansea
• Platform 2, for eastbound trains towardsCardiff Central

The station is unstaffed - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.

The typical service pattern is one train approximately every two hours in each direction (with extras at weekday peak times). Some westbound trains continue on toCarmarthen andMilford Haven whilst some eastbound trains are extended toNewport,Hereford andManchester Piccadilly. The current Sunday service is very limited, with just two trains each way calling. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank Holidays.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Port Talbot Parkway		Transport for Wales Swanline		Briton Ferry

Media related toBaglan railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times andstation information for Baglan railway station fromNational Rail

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• DfT Category F1 stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1996
• Railway stations in Neath Port Talbot
• South Wales Main Line
• Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail

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