Rhydowen Halt railway station

Rhydowen Halt railway station served the small settlement of Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1875 to 1962 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.

Rhydowen
General information
Location	Rhydowen, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	51.9248°N 4.6264°W / 51.9248; -4.6264
Grid reference	SN195284
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 as Rhydowen
September 1956	Name changed to Rhydowen Halt
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10)	Closed

History

The station was opened on 12 July 1875 by the Whitland and Taf Vale Railway. It was situated south of an unnamed minor road. The original station only had a wooden shed as a station building. A new station was built in 1886. This had a waiting room and a booking office, both made of timber. Opposite the platform was the goods yard with a loop that served a cattle dock. Nearby was a ground frame in a wooden cabin which controlled the adjacent level crossing and allowed access to the goods yard. It was downgraded to a halt in September 1956, thus the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name, but it remained staff to use the ground frame. The station closed on 10 September 1962.^[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 362. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations:Rhydowen Stations". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Llanfyrnach Line and station closed		Whitland and Cardigan Railway		Llanglydwen Line and station closed