Ffairfach train station
You can reach 35 stations directly from Ffairfach on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ammanford, with 12 trains a day.
Direct trains from Ffairfach
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammanford | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Bynea | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanelli | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangadog | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangennech | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandybie | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandeilo | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandovery | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanwrda | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Pontarddulais | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Pantyffynnon | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Gowerton | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Swansea | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Builth Road | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Broome | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Bucknell | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cilmeri | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Craven Arms | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Church Stretton | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cynghordy | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Dolau | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Garth | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Hopton Heath | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Knighton | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Knucklas | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangynllo | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangammarch | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandrindod | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanbister Road | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanwrtyd | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Pen-y-bont | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Sugar Loaf | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Carmarthen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Ffairfach
Ffairfach is on the Heart of Wales Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Ffairfach station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Ffairfach station in the week beginning 12 October 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 Ffairfach station is
3,992 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,459th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Ffairfach and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 778 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
There is no Sunday service from Ffairfach. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Llandeilo 0.9 miles
- Llandybie 3.6 miles
- Ammanford 5.4 miles
- Llangadog 6.3 miles
- Pantyffynnon 6.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ffairfach, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Llandilo Bridge · 0.2 miles
- Derwydd Road · 2.2 miles
- Golden Grove · 2.4 miles
- Talley Road Halt · 2.8 miles
- Dryslwyn · 4.7 miles
- Glanrhyd Halt · 4.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Ffairfach station
Ffairfach is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Parking at Ffairfach station
- Station Car Park
free
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 December 2025.
Getting to Ffairfach station
Ffairfach station is in Carmarthenshire - Sir Gaerfyrddin, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J49 (Pont Abraham), 9.4 miles south.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Ffairfach Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Ffairfach 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
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