Henllan railway station

Henllan Station
The preserved station in 2021
General information
Location	Henllan, Ceredigion Wales
Coordinates	52°02′25″N4°23′43″W / 52.0403°N 4.3952°W / 52.0403; -4.3952
Grid reference	SN3581740703
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1895 [1]	Station opened
15 September 1952 [1]	Station closed
1973	Line closed
2009	Station reopened by the TVR
Location

Henllan was a railway station near the village of Henllan, Ceredigion, West Wales, serving the hamlet and the rural locale.

History

A railway bridge near Henllan

The Teifi Valley Railway was originally operated by the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway between Carmarthen and Cynwyl Elfed. In 1864, the line was extended to Pencader and Llandysul. The line was purchased by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and extended to a terminus at Newcastle Emlyn in 1895. ^[2] The GWR did not build the line on to Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn remained the terminus. Henllan station had a goods yard with cattle pens, a passing loop and two platforms.

Although passenger services ceased in 1952, goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co-operative Group creamery at Newcastle Emlyn. ^[3]

The Teifi Valley Railway (TVR)

A group of railway enthusiasts bought the old trackbed at Henllan and, in 1983, laid a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge track. The Teifi Valley Railway line originally ran from Henllan to Pontprenshitw, however in 1987 the line was extended as far as Llandyfriog and, since 2006, has been further extended to the current end of the line, known as Llandyfriog Riverside. In 2009, work proceeded to return the location of Henllan station to its original site and the platform was opened again to passenger use in July 2009. ^[4]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Pentrecourt Platform		Newcastle Emlyn Branch Great Western Railway		Newcastle Emlyn

Notes

1. Butt 1995, p. 118.
2. "Newcastle Emlyn railway station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
3. "Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
4. "About the Railway". Teifi Valley Railway. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2008.

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Holden, John S. Holden (2007). The Manchester & Milford Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN   0-85361-658-2.

External links

• Henllan Station

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