Rhydowen Halt railway station
Rhydowen | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°55′29″N 4°37′35″W / 51.9248°N 4.6264°W |
| Grid reference | SN195284 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Whitland and Taf Vale Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Whitland and Cardigan Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway British Railways (Western Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 12 July 1875 | Opened as Rhydowen |
| September 1956 | Name changed to Rhydowen Halt |
| 10 September 1962 | Closed |
Rhydowen Halt railway station served the small settlement of Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1875 to 1962 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 12 July 1875 by the Whitland and Taf Vale Railway. It was situated south of an unnamed minor road. The original station only had a wooden shed as a station building. A new station was built in 1886. This had a waiting room and a booking office, both made of timber. Opposite the platform was the goods yard with a loop that served a cattle dock. Nearby was a ground frame in a wooden cabin which controlled the adjacent level crossing and allowed access to the goods yard. It was downgraded to a halt in September 1956, thus the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name, but it remained staff to use the ground frame. The station closed on 10 September 1962.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 362. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Disused Stations:Rhydowen Stations". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanfyrnach Line and station closed |
Whitland and Cardigan Railway | Llanglydwen Line and station closed |
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