Caradog Falls Halt railway station explained

Caradog Falls Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Tynygraig, Ceredigion
Country:Wales
Platforms:1
Original:Great Western Railway
Years:5 September 1932
Events:Opened
Years1:14 December 1964
Events1:Closed

Caradog Falls Halt railway station was one of five new halts on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the GWR), which were constructed during the 1930s.

The halt opened in September 1932 to serve the nearby hamlet of Tynygraig, where a short tunnel ran underneath the road. It was also intended for the convenience of any visitors to the waterfalls. The halt consisted of a timber platform and corrugated iron shelter.

The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage to the line at Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later.

No trace of the timber halt remains, and the site is now in use as a private garden.

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