Talley Road Halt railway station

Talley Road Halt
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Glanrhyd, in 2014
General information
Location	Llandeilo, [Carmarthenshire] Wales
Coordinates	51°54′20″N3°57′14″W / 51.9056°N 3.9539°W / 51.9056; -3.9539
Grid reference	SN656248
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Vale of Towy Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
September 1859 (1859-09)	Opened as Talley Road
1941	Name changed to Talley Road Halt
4 April 1955 (1955-04-04)	Closed
Location

Talley Road Halt railway station served the town of Llandeilo, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1859 to 1955 on the Vale of Towy Railway.

History

The station was opened as Talley Road in September 1859 by the Vale of Towy Railway. Its name was changed to Talley Road Halt in 1941 but this change only occurred in the handbook of stations in 1944. The station closed on 4 April 1955 ^[1] but it was still open as Talley Road Siding in the 1960s. ^[2]

References

1. "Talley Road Halt railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 415. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Glanrhyd Halt Line and station closed		Vale of Towy Railway		Terminus
Glanrhyd Halt Line open, station closed		Vale of Towy Railway Llanelly Railway and Dock Company		Llandeilo Line open, station closed