Llanpumpsaint was a railway station near the village of Llanpumpsaint, West Wales, serving the hamlet and the rural locale.
Llanpumpsaint Station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Llanpumpsaint, Carmarthen Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°56′33″N 4°18′24″W / 51.9425°N 4.3068°W |
| Grid reference | SN4153429624 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 28 March 1864[1] | Station opened |
| February 1965[1] | Station closed |
| 1973 | Line closed |
| 2009 | Station Site purchased by the Gwili Railway |
Manchester and Milford Railway |
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History
editThe Teifi Valley Railway was originally operated by the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway between Carmarthen and Cynwyl Elfed. In 1864, the line was extended to Pencader and Llandysul. The line was purchased by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and extended to a terminus at Newcastle Emlyn in 1895.[2]
Although passenger services ceased in 1965, goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co-operative Group creamery at Newcastle Emlyn.[3] Although the station has been demolished the dismantled railway still passes through the village and, until recently, the original "Llanpumpsaint" station sign could be seen in front of the Railway Inn.
The Gwili Railway (Future Preservation)
editDuring the 1970s, A group of railway enthusiasts bought eight miles of the old trackbed. In neighbouring Bronwydd, a mile long section of the line was reopened in April 1978 for tourists and named the Gwili Railway.
Since Then, the line has been extend north to Danycoed Halt and the line will later re-opened South to Abergwili Junction in July 2017.[4]
The Gwili Railway aims to eventually restore the railway, up the valley to Llanpumpsaint. Eight derelict bridges crossing the Gwili lie between Conwyl and Llanpumsaint, the cost of this restoration work is a major factor delaying the re-opening northwards to Llanpumpsaint.[5])
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conwil Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway |
Pencader Line and station closed | ||
 Proposed Heritage railways
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| Conwyl Line and station closed |
Gwili Railway | Terminus | ||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 146.
- ^ "Newcastle Emlyn railway station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2012. Rheilffordd Gwili
- ^ http://users.aol.com/WalesRails/gwil.htm Wales Rails: Gwili Railway
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.
- Holden, John S. Holden (2007). The Manchester & Milford Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-658-2.