[2] It was opened by the broad gauge South Wales Railway on 11 October 1852 when that company extended its route from Landore (Swansea) to Carmarthen.

[5] Train movements are controlled from a Great Western Railway signal box opened in 1907.

[6] In 2012, Network Rail had threatened to remove the Victorian bridge due to its poor state of repair.

[8] A similar frequency operates on Sundays, but trains do not start running until late morning.

In the other direction there is an hourly service to Carmarthen, running either non-stop or stopping at Kidwelly and Ferryside, with a two-hourly extension to Milford Haven via Whitland and Haverfordwest.