Ammanford railway station (GWR)

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Site of Ammanford Station
General information
Location Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Llanelly Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
10 April 1840Station opened as Cross Inn
1 July 1883Station renamed Ammanford
18 August 1958Station closed

Ammanford railway station was opened under the name Cross Inn by the Llanelly Railway in 1840 to serve the town of Ammanford, West Wales. It was renamed Ammanford in 1883. The station was the main one in the town until it closed in 1958, leaving the current Ammanford station (then known as Tirydail, later Ammanford & Tirydail) providing trains for the area.

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History

Opened by the Llanelly Railway, then by the Great Western Railway, staying with that company during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

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References

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pantyffynnon
Line closed, station open
  Great Western Railway   Ammanford Colliery Halt
Line and station closed

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