Ciliau-Aeron Halt[2] was a small railway station on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion serving the hamlet of Ciliau Aeron and the nearby estate of Tyglyn. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway, the branch to Aberayron diverged from the through line at Lampeter.
Ciliau-Aeron Halt | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Ceredigion Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°12′36″N 4°11′35″W / 52.2100°N 4.1931°W |
| Grid reference | SN5020459163 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 May 1911 | Station opened[1] |
| 12 February 1951 | Station closed (last train)[1] |
| 7 May 1951 | Station closed (official)[1] |
| 1963 | Closed for goods traffic |
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History edit
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 from near Felin Fach ceased in 1973.[3]
Photographs from 1957 show that the brick and stone-built platform had a crossing keeper's hut, lighting, a corrugated iron shelter and an old railway wagon as a store. A passing loop lay just short of the platform in the direction of Felin Fach.
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 61.
- ^ RCAHMW Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2012-09-23
- ^ Aberayron Branch Retrieved : 2012-09-23
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
- Great Western Railway Journal Vol 2 No 16 (Autumn 1995)[1]
External links edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Felin Fach | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
Crossways |