Abergwili railway station
Abergwili | |
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Abergwili station remains (1992) | |
Location | |
Place | Abergwili |
Area | Carmarthenshire |
Operations | |
Original company | Llanelly Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1 June 1865 | Opens as Abergwilli |
April to June 1880 | Station closes |
28 July 1893 | Renamed Abergwili |
9 September 1963 | Station closes |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Abergwili railway station served the village of Abergwili in Wales. It was the first station after Gwili Junction, the point where the line through it divided from the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line.
History
Opened by the Llanelly Railway, the station was absorbed into the London and North Western Railway as part of its ownership of the Central Wales Line. Becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, it passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Later transferred to the Western Region of British Railways, it was closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
The site is now lost under a spur of Carmarthen's new bypass road.
References
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
- Railscot Carmarthen Branch (Llanelly Railway and Dock Company)
- Llandeilo to Abergwili Line
- Abergwili station on navigable O. S. map
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Carmarthen | London and North Western Railway Llanelly Railway |
Nantgaredig |
Coordinates: 51°51′58″N 4°16′02″W / 51.86614°N 4.26711°W