Silian Halt railway station
| Silian Halt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Silian |
| Area | Ceredigion |
| Coordinates | 52°08′19″N 4°04′25″W / 52.1386°N 4.0736°WCoordinates: 52°08′19″N 4°04′25″W / 52.1386°N 4.0736°W |
| Grid reference | SN5818850951 |
| 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 | |
| 12 May 1911 | Station opens |
| 12 February 1951[1] | Station closes (last train) |
| 7 May 1951 | Station closes (official)[1] |
| 1963 | Line closed for general freight |
| 1 October 1973 | Line closed for milk traffic |
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The Silian Halt railway station[2] was a small railway station at Silian, the first stop after the junction on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway. The branch 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 in 1973.[3] The single brick built platform still survives, unlike others that were built from wooden railway sleepers. The track was lifted in the summer of 1975.
References
- Notes
- Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Great Western Railway Journal Vol 2 No 16 (Autumn 1995)
- Railscot
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lampeter | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
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