Garnant railway station

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Garnant
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The level crossing in 1994
General information
Location Garnant, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°48′10″N3°54′23″W / 51.80268°N 3.90641°W / 51.80268; -3.90641
Grid reference SN687131
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Llanelly Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
April 1840 (1840-04)Opened
20 March 1865Resited
18 August 1958 (1958-08-18)Closed

Garnant railway station served the village of Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1840 to 1958 on the Brynamman Branch.

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History

The station was opened as Cwmamman in April 1840 by the Llanelly Railway. [1] Its name was later changed to Garnant. [2] [ when? ] An order was made on 14 December 1859 to close the branch line by the end of the month, although this didn't happen as it was still in Bradshaw and the timetable from January to June 1860. It was resited half a mile to the west on 20 March 1865. It closed on 18 August 1958. [3] [4]

Garnant Halt

This was the name of the platforms for the line to Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen. They opened on 1 January 1908, closed on 2 April 1917 but reopened on 7 July 1919. They were temporarily closed on 11 April 1921 due to a coal strike but reopened on 1 July of the same year. [5] They finally closed on 4 May 1926. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 498. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 75. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 1 2 Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 191. OCLC   931112387.
  4. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 517. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Brynamman East
Line and station closed		  London and North Western Railway
Brynamman Branch 		  Gelliceidrim
Line open, station closed
Gors-y-Garnant
Line open, station closed		  London and North Western Railway
Brynamman Branch 		  Gelliceidrim
Line open, station closed


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