The station was located on the north side of Swansea in the residential area of Landore.

The engineer of this broad gauge line was Brunel.

The line was later extended westwards to Carmarthen.

To the west of the station site is Landore Junction (Swansea Loop East Junction), which allows trains to run south into the main Swansea terminus.

The station suffered a fire in 1874,[3] which resulted in a rebuild in the following year.