Talsarn Halt railway station explained

Talsarn Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Tal-sarn, Ceredigion
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.1725°N -4.1329°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
Years5:Summer 1975
Events5:Track lifted

Talsarn Halt[1] was a small railway station in a very rural location 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 single platform was built from wooden railway sleepers and can still be seen from the nearby road.

Micro-history

Dylan Thomas lived in nearby Talsarn in the 1940s.

References

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Notes and References

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