Silian Halt railway station explained

Silian Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Silian, Ceredigion
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.1386°N -4.0736°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
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:Station opens
Years1:12 February 1951
Events1:Station closes (last train)
Years2:7 May 1951
Events2:Station closes (official)
Years3:1963
Events3:Line closed for general freight
Years4:1 October 1973
Events4:Line closed for milk traffic

The Silian Halt railway station[1] 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.[2] The single brick-built platform still survives, unlike others on the line which were built from wooden railway sleepers. The track was lifted in the summer of 1975.

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