Ffairfach railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ffairfach
Ffairfach
General information
Location	Ffairfach, Carmarthenshire; Wales
Coordinates	51°52′19″N 3°59′35″W / 51.872°N 3.993°W
Grid reference	SN629212
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	FFA
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1857
Passengers
2019/20	3,128
2020/21	132
2021/22	2,208
2022/23	3,006
2023/24	3,596
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ffairfach railway station serves the village of Ffairfach, near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 30 miles (48 km) north east of Swansea.

The railway station is located next to the main road Heol Cennen, which crosses the line at its south end. This is the nearest railway station to Carreg Cennen Castle. The former station signal box has been preserved on the Gwili Railway as a working museum exhibit after being made redundant here when the level crossing was automated.^[1]

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

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has a basic range of amenities for passengers, including a small wooden waiting shelter, digital CIS display, timetable poster board and a customer help point. Tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. The route from the entrance to the platform has no steps, but is via a narrow gate and steep ramp - as such it is not recommended for use by disabled passengers without assistance.^[2]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. There are four trains a day to Shrewsbury northbound from Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth to Llandovery) and five southbound to Llanelli & Swansea (the first train in each direction does not run on Saturdays); two services each way call on Sundays.^[3]

This is a request stop for northbound trains, 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. Southbound trains are required to stop at the station for the traincrew to operate the level crossing controls.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llandybie		Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line		Llandeilo

References

^ Ffairfach signal box in October 1975 Catford, Nick Disused Stations Site Record; Retrieved 24 July 2017
^ Ffairfach station facilities National Rail Enquiries
^ GB eNRT December 2018 Edition, Table 129