Sarnau railway station

Sarnau
General information
Location	Bancyfelin, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51°50′30″N4°24′58″W / 51.8416°N 4.4161°W / 51.8416; -4.4161
Grid reference	SN336186
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)	Station opened
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)	Station closed
Location

Sarnau railway station served the village of Bancyfelin, Carmarthenshire, Wales; it was close to the hamlet of Sarnau. It was on the West Wales Line.

History

A 1907 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Sarnau

The station opened on 2 January 1854. ^[1] It was on the section of the South Wales Railway which opened that day between the temporary station near Carmarthen and Haverfordwest, ^[2] and was situated between Carmarthen and St Clears. ^[3]

The station closed on 15 June 1964. ^[1]

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Carmarthen Line and station open		Great Western Railway South Wales Railway		St Clears Line open, station closed

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 206. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 572–3, 865.
3. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 7, section A2. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

External links

• Sarnau Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map