Neath Railway Station at risk of being downgraded as a mainline station

Neath Railway Station at risk of being downgraded as a mainline station

A proposed plan to By-Pass Neath with trains crossing the river by the Swing Bridge built for the Rhondda Swansea Bay railway in the late 1800s.

There is a new railway station in the pipeline for Jersey Marine which will serve Swansea University Campus before terminating at Swansea.

Railways have changed over time, when Briton Ferry had 3 railway stations, Neath 4 and Swansea 7.

Plans are that railway stations at Briton Ferry or Port Talbot will be for local metro trains to run passengers to Neath and Skewen.

Neath residents believe the downgrading of our main line station will be a great loss for Neath Town.

Is Neath going back in time? Pictured right is Neath’s Victorian built railway station that had a parcels office.

If Port Talbot’s railway station was under threat Steven Kinnock MP would be speaking up about it – here in Neath there appears to be an air of silence.

Readers give an encouraging view on reports from outside sources. Re-assurance is needed from official sources to ensure residents don’t worry about what could happen. Councillors need to get their facts right and act accordingly.

A brief look at the station: