Aberayron railway station

Aberayron
Aberayron
	Aberaeron station, 6 April 1958
General information
Location	Aberaeron, Ceredigion ; Wales
Coordinates	52°14′15″N4°15′28″W / 52.2376°N 4.2579°W Coordinates: 52°14′15″N4°15′28″W / 52.2376°N 4.2579°W
Grid reference	SN459623
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
12 May 1911	Opened
12 February 1951	Closed (last passenger train)
7 May 1951	Closed for passengers (official)
5 April 1965	closed completely

Last updated March 24, 2023

Lampeter, Aberayron and
New Quay Light Railway

Legend

					Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
					Lampeter
					Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
					Silian Halt
					A485
					Afon Denys

					Blaenplwyf Halt

					Talsarn Halt
					B4342
					Felin Fach
					Green Grove Creamery
					Ciliau-Aeron Halt
					Crossways Halt

					Llanerch-Ayron Halt
					Afon Aeron
					Aberayron

Aberayron railway station in Aberaeron was the terminus of the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway branch line of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in Ceredigion, Wales. The branch diverged from the through line at Lampeter.

History

The station was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Passenger services were discontinued in 1951 and freight in 1963. The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.^[2]^[3] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1956, the coach was joined by another so there were two coaches from 1957 to 1962.^[4]

The last freight train left Aberaeron on 2 April 1965.^[5] The station site was later built over for commercial use.

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References

1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 41.
↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
↑ Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. p. 52. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
↑ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
↑ "Pictures show rural railway at end of age of steam". BBC News. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

External links

Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway at Railscot
Aberayron station at Disused stations
Aberayron station on navigable O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Llanerch-Ayron		Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway		Terminus

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[Quick-1] 1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 41.

[2] McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.

[3] Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. p. 52. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.

[4] McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.

[5] "Pictures show rural railway at end of age of steam". BBC News. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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