Sarnau railway station

Sarnau
Location
Place Bancyfelin
Area Carmarthenshire
Coordinates 51°50′30″N 4°24′58″W / 51.8416°N 4.4161°W / 51.8416; -4.4161Coordinates: 51°50′30″N 4°24′58″W / 51.8416°N 4.4161°W / 51.8416; -4.4161
Grid reference SN336186
Operations
Original company South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
2 January 1854 (1854-01-02) Station opened
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15) Station closed
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Sarnau railway station served the village of Bancyfelin, Carmarthenshire, Wales; it was close to the hamlet of Sarnau. It was on the West Wales Line.

History

A 1907 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Sarnau

The station opened on 2 January 1854.[1] It was on the section of the South Wales Railway which opened that day between the temporary station near Carmarthen and Haverfordwest,[2] and was situated between Carmarthen and St Clears.[3]

The station closed on 15 June 1964.[1]

Routes

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Carmarthen
Line and station open		   Great Western Railway
South Wales Railway		   St Clears
Line open, station closed

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 206. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 572–3,865.
  3. ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 7, section A2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

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