Llanerch-Ayron Halt railway station

Llanerch-Ayron Halt

Renovated station building near Llanerchaeron
Location
Area Ceredigion
Coordinates 52°13′03″N 4°13′58″W / 52.2174°N 4.2328°W / 52.2174; -4.2328Coordinates: 52°13′03″N 4°13′58″W / 52.2174°N 4.2328°W / 52.2174; -4.2328
Grid reference SN4734660397
Operations
Original company Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Pre-grouping Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
2 October 1911 Station opened[1]
12 February 1951 Station closed (last train)[1]
7 May 1951 Station closed (official)[1]
1963 Closed for goods traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Section of the old railway near Llanerchaeron

Llanerch-Ayron Halt was a small railway station on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion serving the nearby estate of Llanerchaeron. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway, the branch to Aberayron diverged from the through line at Lampeter.

History

The branch was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Passenger services were discontinued in 1951, general freight in 1963 and milk traffic from near Felin Fach ceased in 1973.[2] The halt was a single platform and the line nearby was placed in cuttings to hide the line from the owners of the Llanerchaeron estate. The line here is now a footpath and the platform, nameboard, and pagoda roofed GWR shelter have been restored.[3]

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. Aberayron Branch Retrieved : 2012-09-23
  3. Llanerchayron Halt Retrieved : 2012-09-25
Sources

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Crossways   Great Western Railway
Lampeter, Aberayron and
New Quay Light Railway
  Aberayron


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