Chronology
The chronology for the line is as follows:
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10 August 1882 | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway incorporated |
| 2 November 1885 | Aberavon opened |
| 2 July 1890 | On opening of the Rhondda Tunnel, the railway commences operations from Treherbert to Aberavon |
| 27 June 1892 | Act of Parliament approved for extension to Swansea's Prince of Wales Dock |
| 30 December 1893 | Line extended to Briton Ferry Dock |
| 14 December 1894 | Line extended from Briton Ferry Dock over the Neath Swing Bridge to Swansea. Opened freight services to Swansea docks |
| 14 March 1895 | Passengers services to Swansea Riverside station. Neath branch from Court Sart opened to a new Canal Side station. Aberavon Seaside opened |
| 1896 | Works and engine shed opened a mile east of Danygraig |
| 7 May 1899 | R&SBR ceases to use the Swansea Harbour Trustees Railway between Danygraig and Swansea Riverside |
| 1907 | Great Western Railway takes over operations, and is operated independently |
| 1 January 1922 | As a result of the Railways Act 1921, the R&BSR is fully incorporated into the GWR |
| 11 September 1933 | All passenger trains now terminate at Swansea East Dock. Swansea Riverside closed |
| 1935 | Passenger traffic from Aberavon to Court Sart, and Jersey Marine South to Swansea closed. All passenger traffic diverted onto the South Wales Railway lines |
| 16 September 1935 | Neath Canal Side closed to passengers |
| 20 September 1935 | All passenger trains now terminate at Swansea High Street, terminus of the South Wales Railway |
| December 1962 | All remaining passenger services between Aberavon and Swansea transferred to the South Wales Railway lines, except Neath Canal Side. Rhondda Tunnel closes, terminating all freight services north of Blaenrhondda |
| December 1964 | Works and engine shed at Danygraig closed |
| 6 September 1965 | Neath Canal Side branch closed to passengers, and all freight except for private sidings |
| December 1967 | Jersey Marine to Danygraig (excluded) closed. |
| 24 February 1969 | Carriage shed at Danygraig becomes the Swansea Freightliner Terminal |
| 15 July 1970 | Passenger and freight services from Aberavon to Blaenrhondda closed to passengers, tracks subsequently lifted |
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