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Llanarthney Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°51′49″N 4°07′55″W / 51.8637°N 4.1319°W / 51.8637; -4.1319
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Llanarthney
The site of the station, looking west towards Carmarthen, in 2003
General information
LocationLlanarthney, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates51°51′49″N 4°07′55″W / 51.8637°N 4.1319°W / 51.8637; -4.1319
Grid referenceSN533205
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLlanelly Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1865 (1865-06-01)Opened as Llanarthney
1954Name changed to Llanarthney Halt
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)Closed

Llanarthney railway station served the village of Llanarthney, in the historical county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1865 to 1963 on the Llanelly Railway.

History

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The station was opened as Llanarthney on 1 June 1865 by the Llanelly Railway. It was downgraded to a request stop on 1 April 1880 due to a dispute with London North Western Railway but the normal service resumed in June of the same year.[1] The suffix 'halt' was added to its name in 1954. The station closed on 9 September 1963.[2] The site is now a private residence.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 505. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 268. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Former Llanarthney station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nantgaredig
Line and station closed
  Llanelly Railway   Dryslwyn
Line and station closed