Rhydowen Halt railway station: Difference between revisions
actually in Carmarthenshire -see ref 2, also The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (reprint by David & Charles) |
It was the wrong Rhydowen, in Ceredigion. This station was in Carmarthenshire, on the boundary with Pembrokeshire |
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| country = Wales |
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'''Rhydowen Halt railway station''' served the |
'''Rhydowen Halt railway station''' served the small settlement of [[Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire|Rhydowen]], [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales, from 1875 to 1962 on the [[Whitland and Cardigan Railway]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
Latest revision as of 15:53, 7 July 2024
Rhydowen | |
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General information | |
Standort | 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 | ||
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Llanfyrnach Line and station closed |
Whitland and Cardigan Railway | Llanglydwen Line and station closed |