Ellie Goulding may be a racist, and that may be why they call her "Klan-Ellie", which is not to be…read moreconfused with this city in South Wales. This is a large station with large overhanging covers on both sides of the platforms, which is pretty excellent because a lot of the stations in South Wales don't have anything like that. It's right between two level crossings, and lots of cars are driving across the tracks on both sides of the station, which you would think would be a little bit treacherous, but it hasn't been too bad so far because it's quite well run. It hasn't changed much since the 70s, and looks almost identical except for some of the colouring on some of the overhangs. There were some riots here in 1911. Some people have been shot dead by the British military right at this spot, and the riots are a dark stain on the history of the UK, which hasn't really changed - they've just gotten better at controlling people.

lucky dip with staff, some friendly, some downright arrogant. Ticket office opening hours are…read morelimited, ticket machine occasionally breaks down.

A useful little station right opposite the shops in Burry Port. It is staffed part time and there…read moreare no self service ticket machines. There is a seating area but no waiting room, two platforms (with a foot bridge between), a small car park (no charge for rail users) and a separate toilet block, which is basic but well looked after (it includes a radar key disabled toilet).

Bots aren't all the same size, and this Port is named after a Tall Bot, whereas most Bots…read more(especially the ones working for Trump and Russia) are short. This is a very modern station that looks like something out of the future, or that they were trying to build something from a Sci-Fi TV show or something. A lot of people really don't like the station despite its fancy weird look, which is unique and original if nothing else. People don't like change around here very much, and you can understand why. Nevertheless, it's very important station and gets plenty of traffic. It cost 11 million to turn it into this futuristic thing, and that's probably one of the reasons people don't like it. It's still a pretty busy station though. Tesco was going to build a huge store next to the station which would have made it even more awesome/busy, and then The Proposal was rejected. I guess it was an indecent proposal? Maybe Robert Redford was funding it. Maybe Woody Harrelson objected. Wales just can't help Walesing itself.

Port Talbot Parkway is the main railway station for the South Wales port and steel town of Port…read moreTalbot, and also serves the housing developments and seaside town of nearby Aberavon. One of the major stops on the line from Cardiff to Swansea, the station was built when the line was opened in 1850, but named Aberavon (the town and station later acquired its name from the Talbot family who developed the docks and the adjacent seaside settlement adopted the name Aberavon). For much of the 19th and 20th century, Port Talbot was the centre of an extensive railway network serving the adjacent coast and the coal mining valleys to the north, but this has since shrunk to the main line, and a small network serving the steel works. The station was rebuilt in the 1970s in its present form with a single island with 2 platforms, and the small, modern brick ticket office was rebuilt in 1980. It was renamed Port Talbot Parkway in the late 1980s when a large car park was built, with the aim of its becoming a local railhead. The station has a small buffet, toilets and has step-free access to the platforms, via the level crossing, available only when the station is staffed (6-22h). The ticket office is only open until the early evening. It has a large car park, a taxi rank and cycle storage. It is served by the main hourly London-Swansea inter-city trains operated by First Great Western, hourly regional trains between West Wales and Manchester, and the less frequent local trains from Swansea to Cardiff which stop at intermediate all stations.

This is where they filmed the movie "What Lies Be-Neath" obviously…read more This is a cute little station in Neath, which works perfectly for this little town in the Hills of South Wales. Big trains come through here often and it's pretty busy. Surprisingly so considering how small Neath is. It was built in 1974, even though the original station at this location is from the previous century.

A small station with very basic facilities and manned during daylight hours. There are Self Service…read moreTicket Machines, a wall pay phone, screens showing train arrivals/departures and a small cafe There are two platforms: Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea and Platform 2 for eastbound trains towards Cardiff, London (Paddington) and Manchester.The car park is small (86 spaces) and £4 for part or all of a day.

I bought some children's rain boots, in other words, some Kid Wellys…read more This is a tiny little coastal station that doesn't really have any buildings or anything here. It's very windswept and rural, and there are some houses on one side of it, but nothing really on the other. It's nice that it has a station here, but you can only get a train here once every 2 hours. It's actually a request stop, so you can't actually even stop here without requesting it. And don't wait at the platform... the train will just fly by you. Weirdness.

A very useful local station giving access to Carmarthen in one direction and Swansea in another and…read morethe smaller local stations inbetween. Services are fairly frequent on weekdays but Sundays less so. There are two platforms The station is unmanned therefore tickets must be purchased on the train. There is no waiting room, car park or other facilities. It's possible to park in nearby Station Road which leads to the town.

Five stars for the cafe; two stars for the station. The chef in the cafe was charming, friendly and…read moresang while crafting my sausage and egg bap. Was boiling over with laughter, loved his friendliness. The train station is closed on the weekends for rail work, which means it takes twice as long to get anywhere on the bus. Purchased the bus tickets from the train staff inside, who kept directing a group of us to talk to the bus coordinator, and the bus coordinator was not available/missing...poor show!

This small bus station has all the pull-in bays beside the pavement on Orchard Street. There is no…read morebuilding to wait inside but each bay has a canopy over the top to shelter you from the rain. In dry weather it's possible to sit on the low wall which skirts the park. Each bay is numbered and there is a local time table for each one. Neath town centre is only a few minutes walk from here.

The end of the bridge is here, hence the name…read more South Wales is big on trains, and has a large population most of whom use trains, and that is why this is the fifth busiest station in Wales. The others are all in the Cardiff area - including Newport - except for Swansea which is not that far to the West. Anyway it's definitely a busy station and it's pretty modern because of that, and looks like it was just built recently, although there are still some older elements to it. It's a nice station and it's fit for purpose.

This is the station serving the South Wales town of Bridgend, the first major stop westwards after…read moreCardiff, the junction for the branch line to Maesteg and the terminus of trains from the Vale of Glamorgan line which run via Cardiff Airport's station. The station dates to 1850, when it was opened along with the rest of the South Wales Railway from Chepstow to Swansea. The line was built by Brunel, and was operated from the start as part of the Great Western Railway. The original station building - an attractive stone building in a domestic Italianate Style - still survives, on the Down Line (to Swansea), although in the 1980s a new entrance and ticket hall in glass were erected at one end. The buildings on platform 2 (towards Cardiff and London) also date from the early 1980s. The original buildings of 1850 are Listed at Grade II. As well as the hourly 125 mph (200 kph) London-Swansea service, the station is served by the hourly Maesteg-Cardiff trains, and is the terminus for the hourly trains from Cardiff via the Vale of Glamorgan Line, which terminate in the newly built platform 1A. It is also served by the regular services to and from West Wales and the North West of England. The ticket and information offices are on platform 1 at the entrance, but the toilets and large (privately-run) buffet are on platform 2. The station has step-free access throughout, although passengers requiring assistance are advised to telephone in advance for wheelchair ramps, etc. The station has limited cycle-storage facilities, a taxi rank and a large 100-space car park (charges apply). The station serves a wide area and is the fifth busiest in Wales, with over 1.1 million passengers a year.

There's sea, and there's land, and then there's semi-land which isn't as Land-y as Dry Land, and…read morethen there's really really dry land, which is known as "Land-AF." And this is not that. It is a station in the north part of Cardiff and has been renamed several times. And it's a Suburban Station and is very busy during rush hours, and the trains that come through here are often packed. It's a tiny little station with little platforms and a little old Station House, and it looks kind of in disrepair. I've been to almost every station in Wales and this one is pretty typical.

Llandaf Railway Station is located in Llandaff North, Cardiff. It serves the areas of Llandaf North…read moreand Whitchurch. The train station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1840 and today continues to prove popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Trains get really busy during rush hour periods. There are no barriers at this two platform station, nor is there a ticket office. You can often buy tickets on the trains. You get off at this stop for tactileBOSCH and FairPlay Festival.

Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. But at least you can see the Trefforest, the…read morerailway station that is. This is a little station in a little village which is 18 miles to the northwest of the city center of Cardiff. It's close to the campus of University of South Wales, so it is very much a student station, and is little and useful and definitely efficient. They adapted the spelling to change it to the Welsh spelling in 1980, which makes total sense and I agree with it. It has bilingual signage which is pretty awesome. All in all, it's a good one, I've been to about 100 stations across Wales in recent years and this is one of the better ones.

Not a huge fan of this train station to be honest. It does the job and isn't downright horrible,…read morebut without a doubt dated and in need of a good scrub. ~ Location: Treforest in general is a really beautiful and scenic location with plenty of lovely greenery, which the train station is surrounded by. Unfortunately, there's not much nearby besides the university and a few local pubs. ~ Atmosphere: Where Trefforest Railway Station falls short, for me. Like I mentioned, it's very dated. The station itself is extremely tiny with a small ticketing office and that's pretty much it. It's very dirty as well seeing as how it's constantly filled with university students coming and going, but very little maintenance to keep up with cleanliness or appearances. There are 2 platforms at this station, with a walkway going over the tracks to connect the 2. ~ Customer Service: Because there's about 1 staff member at this station (at the ticketing booth), if the booth is closed I really hope you know how to manage which train to catch. Personally though, I've never actually gone to the ticketing booth to comment on the helpfulness of the staff. ~ Service Frequency: From what I can tell, trains coming to and from Trefforest Railway Station isn't too rare. However, one thing that I dislike are that the trains on this route are always the crappy, tiny old ones. I guess you have to use dated trains to match the dated railway station. Also, the tracks are a bit too close for comfort as with every passing train, it's absolutely terrifying loud (more than normal on most routes) and you feel like you've just been barely grazed. When a freight train came around, I'm ashamed to say that I jumped a bit. --- Overall, Trefforest Railway Station definitely does its job in providing service to and from Trefforest. There's enough trains coming through that you shouldn't have to wait too long before your next one but it's really truly in dire need of some TLC.