Llanrhystyd Road railway station explained

Llanrhystyd Road railway station
Status:Disused
Borough:Llanfarian, Ceredigion
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.3805°N -4.0706°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Manchester and Milford Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Years:12 August 1867
Events:Opened
Years1:14 December 1964
Events1:Closed

Llanrhystyd Road railway station[1] was located on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway, before being transferred to the GWR.

History

The station opened in August 1867 to serve the village of Llanrhystyd which was nearly seven miles southwards on the Fishguard road A487 hence the Road suffix. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage by the River Ystwyth to the line one mile east of Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. The station had a single platform, a small shelter, a ground frame, and a goods passing loop.[2] The station had a simple corrugated iron shelter and a signal box on the single platform.[3]

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  1. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/41353/details/LLANRHYSTYD+ROAD+RAILWAY+STATION%2C+LLANFARIAN/ RCAHMW
  2. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/41353/images/LLANRHYSTYD+ROAD+RAILWAY+STATION%2C+LLANFARIAN/ Station Map
  3. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=llanrhystud+road+railway+station&start=20&hl=en&sa=N&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=oRdiUOPDC4ag0QXzjYD4Ag&ved=0CCgQsAQ4FA&biw=1366&bih=604 Llanrhystyd Road station