Felindyffryn Halt railway station

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Felindyffryn Halt
General information
LocationFelindyffryn, Ceredigion
Wales
Coordinates 52°21′04″N3°58′52″W / 52.3510°N 3.9812°W / 52.3510; -3.9812 Coordinates: 52°21′04″N3°58′52″W / 52.3510°N 3.9812°W / 52.3510; -3.9812
Grid reference SN6516374391
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
10 June 1935 [1] Opened
14 December 1964 [1] [2] 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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Felindyffryn Halt was located on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway, before being transferred to the Great Western Railway (GWR).

Contents

History

The station was opened in June 1935 by the GWR to serve the mill and the urban area. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage by the River Ystwyth to the line one mile east of Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. The halt was of a basic wooden platform construction with a simple shelter.

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 95.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 180. OCLC   931112387.
Sources

Further reading

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