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Swansea railway station

railway station in Swansea, Wales, UK
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Swansea railway station

Summary

Swansea railway station is a railway station[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Swansea railway station is located in Swansea[3].
  • Swansea railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Swansea railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Swansea railway station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[6].
  • Swansea railway station is owned by Network Rail[7].
  • Swansea railway station is operated by Transport for Wales[8].
  • Swansea is named after Swansea railway station[9].
  • Swansea railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gowerton railway station[10].
  • Swansea railway station's Commons category is recorded as Swansea railway station[11].
  • Swansea railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SS657936[12].
  • Swansea railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.6253, 'lon': -3.9409}[13].
  • Swansea railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Swansea High Street Branch[14].
  • Swansea railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/SWA/details.html[15].
  • Swansea railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[16].
  • Swansea railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1850[17].
  • Swansea railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[18].
  • Swansea railway station's historic county is recorded as Glamorgan[19].

Body

Geography

Swansea railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Swansea[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[5] and dead-end railway station[6].

History and Context

Swansea railway station is owned by Network Rail[7]. Swansea is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Swansea railway station has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Swansea United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved . nationalrail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Edward · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → railway station, dead-end railway station
    Operator → —
    Owned by → Network Rail
    Operator → Transport for Wales
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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