Caradog Falls Halt railway station

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Caradog Falls Halt
General information
Location Tynygraig, Ceredigion
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
5 September 1932 [1] Opened
14 December 1964 [1] Closed
Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line
Aberystwyth
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Llanrhystyd Road
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Llanilar
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Felindyffryn Halt
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Llanidloes
Trawscoed
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Caradog Falls Halt
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Llangurig branch
(never saw use)
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Llangurig
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unbuilt connection
15 miles (24 km)
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Strata Florida
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Alltddu Halt
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Tregaron
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Pont Llanio
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Olmarch Halt
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Llangybi
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Derry Ormond
Newcastle Emlyn
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Pontgoch
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Lampeter
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Henllan
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Pencarreg Halt
Alltycefn Tunnel
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Llanybydder
Pentrecourt Platform
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Maesycrugiau
Llandyssul
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Bryn Teifi
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Pencader Junction
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Pencader
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Pencader Tunnel
985 yd
901 m
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Llanpumpsaint
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Conwil
Danycoed Halt
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Llwyfan Cerrig
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Abergwili Junction
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Carmarthen Town
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Carmarthen
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Caradog Falls Halt railway station was one of five new halts on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the GWR), which were constructed during the 1930s.

Contents

The halt opened in September 1932 to serve the nearby hamlet of Tynygraig, where a short tunnel ran underneath the road. It was also intended for the convenience of any visitors to the waterfalls. The halt consisted of a timber platform and corrugated iron shelter.

The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage to the line at Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later.

No trace of the timber halt remains, and the site is now in use as a private garden.

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 53.

Sources

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Trawscoed   Great Western Railway
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
  Strata Florida

Coordinates: 52°18′29″N3°55′16″W / 52.30815°N 3.92113°W / 52.30815; -3.92113