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Rhydowen Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°55′29″N 4°37′35″W / 51.9248°N 4.6264°W / 51.9248; -4.6264
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Rhydowen
General information
LocationRhydowen, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates51°55′29″N 4°37′35″W / 51.9248°N 4.6264°W / 51.9248; -4.6264
Grid referenceSN195284
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitland and Taf Vale Railway
Pre-groupingWhitland and Cardigan Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
12 July 1875 (1875-07-12)Opened as Rhydowen
September 1956Name changed to Rhydowen Halt
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10)Closed

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

History

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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

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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. 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