Llanilar railway station
Former railway station in Wales
52°21′31″N 4°01′00″W / 52.3585°N 4.0166°W / 52.3585; -4.0166
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Llanilar railway station[2] was on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the Great Western Railway).
History
The station opened in August 1867 to serve the nearby village. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage by the River Ystwyth to the line one mile east of Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. In 2017, both platforms survive, together with some of the original spear fencing. The station had a signal box set back from the platform, and a combined waiting room and ticket office. The goods yard had a weighbridge and several sidings.
References
- Notes
- Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Further reading
- Holden, J.S. (1979, revised 2nd edition 2007): The Manchester & Milford Railway, Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-658-0
External links
- Video of the station
- The old platform at Llanilar
- Llanilar Station site
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Felindyffryn Halt | Great Western Railway Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line | Llanrhystyd Road |