Llanfyrnach railway station

Llanfyrnach railway station served the village of Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1875 to 1963 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.

Llanfyrnach
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Cardigan, in 2003
General information
Location	Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire Wales
Coordinates	51.9508°N 4.5886°W / 51.9508; -4.5886
Grid reference	SN222312
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
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
10 September 1962	Closed to passengers
27 May 1963 (1963-05-27)	Closed to goods

History

The station was opened on 12 July 1875 by the Whitland and Taf Vale Railway. It was situated north of a junction between two minor roads. The first station only had a wooden building. A new station was built in 1886. This had a stone building which was the stationmaster's house as well as a booking office and a waiting room. Two goods sheds were behind the platform and at the south end of the station was the signal box. This was later replaced by a ground frame in a wood cabin. At the north end was the goods yard which had two sidings and was controlled by the signal box. The north siding served a cattle dock. The nearby Llanfyrnach supplied some goods traffic to the station until it closed. The station closed to passengers on 10 September 1962^[1] but remained open to goods traffic (besides parcels) until 27 May 1963.^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations:Llanfyrnach Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glogue Halt Line and station closed		Whitland and Cardigan Railway		Rhydowen Halt Line and station closed