Llanelli railway station
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Llanelli railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Llanelli |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Coordinates | 51°40′26″N 4°09′40″W / 51.674°N 4.161°WCoordinates: 51°40′26″N 4°09′40″W / 51.674°N 4.161°W |
| Grid reference | SS506994 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LLE |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.285 million |
| 2005/06 | 0.297 million |
| 2006/07 | 0.317 million |
| 2007/08 | 0.340 million |
| 2008/09 |  0.364 million |
| 2009/10 | 0.365 million |
| 2010/11 | 0.394 million |
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llanelli from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Llanelli railway station is the railway station serving the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the West Wales Line and the Heart of Wales Line. The station, and the majority of trains calling at it, are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
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Services
Arriva Trains Wales operate an approximately hourly service in each direction along the West Wales Line, from Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central via Swansea to Carmarthen, with two-hourly extensions to Milford Haven. There is a separate (roughly two-hourly service) between Swansea and Pembroke Dock via Tenby that calls, along with the twice-daily service to and from Fishguard Harbour that runs to connect with the ferry to/from Rosslare.
The daily First Great Western service between Carmarthen and London Paddington also calls here. First Great Western also operate a summer Saturday service between London and Pembroke Dock.
There are four weekday trains a day in each direction (two on Sundays) on the Heart of Wales Line to Shrewsbury, also operated by Arriva Trains Wales. As the line from Swansea also enters Llanelli from the east, these trains must reverse direction here to continue their journeys.
History
Main article: Llanelli railway strike
Llanelli rail station was the scene for the Llanelli Riots of 1911. The Llanelli Riots took place on 19 August 1911. Their immediate cause was the very first Railway Strike which lasted only two days.[1] The strike started on Thursday evening, and by Saturday evening two young men had been shot dead by the military.[citation needed] One man was killed when a railway truck exploded and, on the following day, three more people died from their injuries.[citation needed] The story of the Riots is set in a period of great industrial unrest, and involves prominent figures on the international scene such as Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, King George V, and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany.[citation needed]
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External links
- Train times and station information for Llanelli railway station from National Rail
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