Templeton railway station

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Templeton
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The station building and signal box after closure in 1967
General information
Location Templeton, Pembrokeshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°46′01″N4°44′10″W / 51.767°N 4.7361°W / 51.767; -4.7361 Coordinates: 51°46′01″N4°44′10″W / 51.767°N 4.7361°W / 51.767; -4.7361
Grid reference SN113111
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Pembroke and Tenby Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1867Opened on market days [1]
October 1877 (1877-10)Opened to public as Templeton Platform
1905Name changed to Templeton
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Closed

Templeton railway station served the village of Templeton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1877 to 1964 on the Pembroke and Tenby Railway.

History

The station was opened as Templeton Platform in October 1877 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway, although there is evidence of trains stopping before the station was built in 1867. It was then only used for market trains until it appeared in the timetable in October 1877. It was initially open on Fridays and Saturdays only but it opened every day on 1 May 1906. 'Platform' was dropped from its name in 1905. The station closed on 15 June 1964. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 467
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 417. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Littlehampton: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 88. ISBN   0711009511.
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