A Class 153 unit in Heart of Wales line livery crosses the viaduct near Tenby railway station c.2007.
Overview
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
Wales Swansea Carmarthenshire Pembrokeshire
Service
Type
Heavy Rail
System
National Rail
History
Opened
1868
Technical
Number of tracks
Double track Swansea to Clarbeston Road (remainder single line)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
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West Wales lines
Legend
South Wales Main Line
Landore Junction
Landore TMD
Swansea
Swansea Loop West Jn
Cockett Tunnel
Cockett
Gowerton
Llanelly Railway
Loughor
Loughor railway viaduct
over River Loughor
Heart of Wales line and
Swansea District line
Llanelli
Burry Port and
Gwendraeth Valley Railway
Pembrey and Burry Port
Burry Port
Burry Port and
Gwendraeth Valley Railway
Burry Port and
Gwendraeth Valley Railway
Lando Platform
Kidwelly Flats Halt
Kidwelly
Carmarthen–
Aberystwyth line
Ferryside
Carmarthen
Carmarthen Junction
(original)
River Towy
Sarnau
St Clears
Whitland Tunnel
Whitland
Narberth
Whitland & Cardigan Rly
Narberth Tunnel
Clunderwen
Templeton
Narberth Road and
Maenclochog Railway
Kilgetty
Clarbeston Road
Saundersfoot
Haverfordwest
Tenby
River Cleddau
Penally
Johnston
Lydstep Halt
Neyland
Manorbier
Waterston oil refinery
Beaver's Hill Halt
Robeston oil refinery
Lamphey
Milford Haven
Golden Hill Platform
Newton Noyes
Llanion Halt
Hakin Docks
Pembroke
Spittal Tunnel
Pembroke Dock
Wolf's Castle Halt
Narberth Road and
Maenclochog Railway
Welsh Hook Halt
RNAD Trecwn
Mathry Road Halt
Jordanston Halt
Fishguard
and Goodwick
Fishguard Harbour
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Before the rail cuts of the 1960s, there were routes to Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn, Llandysul, and via Lampeter, cross-country from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth.
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