Bynea railway station (Welsh: Bynie) serves the village of Bynea near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Bynea station is situated close to the Millennium Coastal Park and is a convenient stop for cyclists and hikers to the coastal area. It is also the last stop on the Heart of Wales route (on the double track section shared with the Swansea District Line) before it joins the West Wales Line at Llandeilo Junction, to the east of Llanelli.

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Bynea Welsh: Bynie
General information
Location	Bynea, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51.672°N 4.099°W / 51.672; -4.099
Grid reference	SS549991
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BYE
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1840
Passengers
2018/19	2,686
2019/20	2,336
2020/21	34
2021/22	820
2022/23	1,266
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings (apart from waiting shelters), like neighbouring Llangennech. CIS displays, a customer help point and timetable poster boards provide running information. No step-free access is available to either platform.^[1]

There are four trains a day in each direction (towards Swansea and Shrewsbury) from Monday to Saturday, plus an extra a.m peak service from Carmarthen to Llandovery and back to Swansea on weekdays only; there are also two services each way on Sundays.^[2] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to give a hand signal to the approaching train driver to board or notify the guard when they board that they wish to alight from the train there.

Freight services operated by DB Cargo to the Trostre Steelworks in Llanelli from Margam pass Bynea.^[3]

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llanelli		Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line		Llangennech

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