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 Llanelli 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Llanelli had 273,736 entries and exits, making it the 1,069th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1069/2575
It ranked 645th busiest (out of 997), with 443 scheduled services per week.
645/997
That's a daily average of 749.96 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 11.88 passengers per service*, giving it the 827th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
827/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 759.72 passengers passing through the station and 12.19 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 158,754
Reduced price entries & exits: 74,376
Season ticket entries & exits: 40,606
Total entries & exits: 273,736
Interchanges made between connecting services: 3,560
Change in usage from 21/22: +30,746 : 12.65%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1170618
2184669
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
009Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol & Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot & LondonMay24
170Cardiff & Swansea - Carmarthen - South West WalesMay24
172Shrewsbury - Swansea (Heart of Wales Line)May24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +63,082 (+29.95%)

Location Details

Location: Llanelli
CRS: LLE / NLC: 4133 / TIPLOC(S): LLNLLI
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 250654 199440
Constituency: Llanelli
Local Authority: Carmarthenshire - Sir Gaerfyrddin
NR Region: Wales
ELR: SWM2 225m 20ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Llanelli during 2022/2023:
•Swansea (51,518 journeys)
•Cardiff Central (21,295 journeys)
•Pembrey and Burry Port (11,316 journeys)
•Carmarthen (11,076 journeys)
•Gowerton (5,957 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Llanelli's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bynea2.73
Gowerton5.64
Pembrey and Burry Port3.63