Llanilar railway station

Llanilar railway station[2] was on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the Great Western Railway).

Llanilar railway station
General information
LocationLlanilar, Ceredigion
Wales
Coordinates52°21′31″N 4°01′00″W / 52.3585°N 4.0166°W / 52.3585; -4.0166
Grid referenceSN6276375305
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester and Milford Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
12 August 1867[1]Opened
14 December 1964[1]Closed
The course of the old railway near Llanilar.
Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line
Aberystwyth
Vale of Rheidol Railway
Llanrhystyd Road
Llanilar
Felindyffryn Halt
Llanidloes
Trawscoed
Caradog Falls Halt
Llangurig branch
(never saw use)
Llangurig
unbuilt connection
15 miles (24 km)
Strata Florida
Alltddu Halt
Tregaron
Pont Llanio
Olmarch Halt
Llangybi
Derry Ormond
Newcastle Emlyn
Pontgoch
Lampeter
Henllan
Pencarreg Halt
Alltycefn Tunnel
Llanybydder
Pentrecourt Platform
Maesycrugiau
Llandyssul
Bryn Teifi
Pencader Junction
Pencader
Pencader Tunnel
985 yd
901 m
Llanpumpsaint
Conwil
Danycoed Halt
Llwyfan Cerrig
Bronwydd Arms
Abergwili Junction
Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen

History

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The station opened in August 1867 to serve the nearby village. 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. In 2017, both platforms survive, together with some of the original spear fencing. The station had a signal box set back from the platform, and a combined waiting room and ticket office. The goods yard had a weighbridge and several sidings.

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. ^ "Llanilar Railway Station, Llanilar (41354)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
Sources

Further reading

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  • Holden, J.S. (1979, revised 2nd edition 2007): The Manchester & Milford Railway, Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-658-0
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Felindyffryn Halt   Great Western Railway
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
  Llanrhystyd Road