Llanglydwen railway station

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

Llanglydwen
The site of the station, looking north towards Cardigan, in 2003
General information
Location	Llanglydwen, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51.9091°N 4.6458°W / 51.9091; -4.6458
Grid reference	SN181267
Platforms	2
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 south of a junction in between two minor roads. The original station only had a wooden shed as a station building. A new station was built in 1886. This had a two-storey station building, incorporating the station master's house, the booking office and a waiting room. The down platform had a timber waiting shelter. Behind this platform was the goofs yard, which had one siding. Access to this was enabled by the signal box, which also controlled the level crossing and was at the south end of the up platform. There was also a busy coal yard near the station. The station closed to passengers on 10 September 1962^[1] but remained open for goods until 27 May 1963. The coal depot closed on 2 February 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:Llanglydwen Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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