Glanamman railway station

Glanamman
The site of the station, looking west towards Pantyfynnon, in 1994
General information
Location	Glanamman, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51°48′22″N3°55′25″W / 51.8061°N 3.9236°W / 51.8061; -3.9236
Grid reference	SN674136
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llanelly Railway and Dock Company
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
May 1851 (1851-05)	Opened as Cross Keys
1 December 1884	Name changed to Glanamman
18 August 1958 (1958-08-18)	Closed for passengers
30 January 1965	closed for goods
Location

Glanamman railway station served the village of Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1851 to 1958 on the Llanelly Railway.

History

The station was opened as Cross Keys in May 1851 by the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company. It was situated on Station Road. In 1910, the stationmaster was David T Williams and by 1923 the stationmaster was Benjamin Thomas. The station closed to passengers on 18 August 1958 ^{[1] [2]} but it remained open for goods traffic until 30 January 1965. ^[3]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 195. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Glanamman Railway Station". Cwmamman History. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
3. "Site of Glanamman station, 1994 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Gelliceidrim Line and station closed		Llanelly Railway and Dock Company		Ammanford Colliery Halt Line and station closed