Felin Fach railway station explained

Felin Fach railway station
Status:Disused
Borough:Felinfach, Ceredigion
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.1839°N -4.1562°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Pregroup:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:12 May 1911
Events:Ystrad station opens
Years2:1 January 1913
Events2:Renamed Felin Fach
Years3:12 February 1951
Events3:Station closed (last train)
Years4:7 May 1951
Events4:Station closed (official)
Years5:1963
Events5:Closed for general goods traffic
Years6:1 October 1973
Events6:Line closed for milk traffic
Years7:Summer 1975
Events7:Track lifted

Felin Fach or Ystrad[1] was a small railway station in the rural location between Ystrad Aeron and Felinfach, the intermediate station 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 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 in 1973.[2] The station had a passing loop as shown by OS maps.

The Felin Fach station building survives on the Gwili Railway, having been dismantled and re-erected at Llwyfan Cerrig by volunteer rail enthusiasts.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved : 2012-09-23
  2. http://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/ Aberayron Branch