Rhydowen Halt railway station

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Rhydowen
General information
Location Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°55′29″N4°37′35″W / 51.9248°N 4.6264°W / 51.9248; -4.6264
Grid reference SN195284
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Whitland and Taf Vale Railway
Pre-grouping Whitland and Cardigan Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
12 July 1875 (1875-07-12)Opened as Rhydowen
September 1956Name changed to Rhydowen Halt
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10)Closed

Rhydowen Halt railway station served the small settlement of Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1875 to 1962 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.

History

The station was opened on 12 July 1875 by the Whitland and Taf Vale Railway. It was situated south of an unnamed minor road. The original station only had a wooden shed as a station building. A new station was built in 1886. This had a waiting room and a booking office, both made of timber. Opposite the platform was the goods yard with a loop that served a cattle dock. Nearby was a ground frame in a wooden cabin which controlled the adjacent level crossing and allowed access to the goods yard. It was downgraded to a halt in September 1956, thus the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name, but it remained staff to use the ground frame. The station closed on 10 September 1962. [1] [2]

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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. 362. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations:Rhydowen Stations". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Llanfyrnach
Line and station closed
  Whitland and Cardigan Railway   Llanglydwen
Line and station closed