Carmarthen train station

You can reach 86 stations directly from Carmarthen on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Llanelli, with 65 trains a day.

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Carmarthen is the nearest station for postcodes in SA31, SA33, SA32, SA39, SA38. Check your own postcode.

86 direct destinations
930th busiest in Britain
Staffed full time
Step-free in part
64 parking spaces
2 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Carmarthen

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Llanelli	65	68	37
Pembrey and Burry Port	64	67	37
Swansea	59	68	35
Bridgend	57	3	13
Cardiff Central	57	3	13
Port Talbot Parkway	57	3	13
Whitland	54	55	26
Neath	53	3	12
Gowerton	40	48	26
Ferryside	38	37	18
Kidwelly	38	37	18
Clarbeston Road	36	38	20
Clunderwen	36	38	20
Newport	28	2	8
Haverfordwest	24	26	14
Johnston	24	26	13
Milford Haven	24	26	13
Pyle	22	1	10
Baglan	18	1	0
Briton Ferry	18	1	0
Kilgetty	18	17	6
Lamphey	18	17	6
Llansamlet	18	1	0
Manorbier	18	17	6
Narberth	18	17	6
Pembroke	18	17	6
Pembroke Dock	18	17	6
Penally	18	17	6
Saundersfoot	18	17	6
Skewen	18	1	0
Tenby	18	17	6
Shrewsbury	15	0	6
Abergavenny	14	0	6
Bristol Parkway	14	2	1
Cwmbran	14	0	6
Hereford	14	0	6
Leominster	14	0	5
Llanharan	14	0	0
Ludlow	14	0	6
Pencoed	14	0	0

and 46 more stations, each served less often.

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Freight through Carmarthen station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Carmarthen station in the week beginning 21 September 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.

How busy Carmarthen station is

439,846 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 930th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 10,963 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Carmarthen and Swansea than any other pair: 79,362 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 48 stations instead of 86, a drop of about 44%. Saturday runs to 38.

Changing from 24 March 2027

From 24 March 2027, Carmarthen gains 4 destinations including Stapleton Road, Filton Abbey Wood, Severn Tunnel Junction, Bristol Temple Meads and loses 2 including Milford Haven, Johnston.

Nearest other stations

Ferryside 6.5 miles
Kidwelly 8.2 miles
Pembrey and Burry Port 11.9 miles
Llandybie 13.1 miles
Ffairfach 13.4 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Carmarthen, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Abergwili · 1.9 miles
Conwil · 4.5 miles
Sarnau · 4.8 miles

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Facilities at Carmarthen station

Carmarthen is staffed full time, with step-free access to part of the station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:45 to 18:00 · Saturday: 06:45 to 18:00 · Sunday: 10:15 to 17:45

Toilets · Waiting room

Parking at Carmarthen station

Station Car Park 64 spaces, 4 accessible

Cycle parking: 16 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 18 July 2026.

Getting to Carmarthen station

Carmarthen station is in Carmarthenshire - Sir Gaerfyrddin, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.

The nearest motorway junction is M4 J49 (Pont Abraham), 12.7 miles south-east.

2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Carmarthen Railway Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Carmarthen station elsewhere

National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
Wikipedia the station's history
OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from