Llantwit Major railway station facts for kids
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| Location | Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°24′36″N 3°28′55″W / 51.410°N 3.482°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LWM |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1897 | opened |
| 15 June 1964 | closed |
| 12 June 2005 | reopened |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2017/18) |  0.298 million |
| Passengers (2018/19) |  0.301 million |
| Passengers (2019/20) |  0.277 million |
| Passengers (2020/21) | 51,254 |
| Passengers (2021/22) | 0.172 million |
Llantwit Major railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Llantwit Major, South Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line, 18+1⁄4 miles (29.4 km) west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry and Rhoose. The present station opened on 12 June 2005, when passenger services were restored on the section of line between Barry and Bridgend.
Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes network.
Original station
Llantwit Major was one of the five original stations which opened along with the line in 1897. Originally, there were four lines of rails through it. On the line's opening, the village of Llantwit Major lay to the south, separated from the station by fields, but the town has since expanded to the point where the station is now more or less in the centre. The station had two platforms, each with a loop line, with a substantial red brick station building on the 'down' platform. The other platform had a smaller shelter. The goods yard was also on the 'down' side. This consisted of a loop line with a centrally-placed crossover which enabled access to the brick goods shed on the outer line of the loop. Extra sidings were added in around 1900. The station closed to regular passenger services in 1964 when these facilities were withdrawn along the line. The final passenger working at the old station was on 25 June 1965 when the royal train arrived at the 'down' platform. It conveyed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh en route to an engagement at Atlantic College. Later, the Royal Party rejoined the train for the journey to Port Talbot where the Queen was to open the new Afan Lido.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is an hourly service westbound to Bridgend and an hourly service eastbound to Cardiff Central and Aberdare. Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction between Bridgend and Cardiff Central.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Rhoose Cardiff International Airport | Transport for Wales Vale Line |
Bridgend | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| St. Athan Line open; station closed |
Great Western Railway | Llandow (Wick Road) Halt Line open; station closed |
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