Aberayron railway station in Aberaeron was the terminus of the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway branch line of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in Ceredigion, Wales. The branch diverged from the through line at Lampeter.
Aberayron | |
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 Aberaeron station, 6 April 1958 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Aberaeron, Ceredigion Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°14′15″N 4°15′28″W / 52.2376°N 4.2579°W |
| Grid reference | SN459623 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 May 1911[1] |
| Closed | 5 April 1965 |
| 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 February 1951 | Closed (last passenger train)[1] |
| 7 May 1951 | Closed for passengers (official) |
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History
editThe station 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 and freight in 1963. The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[2][3] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1956, the coach was joined by another so there were two coaches from 1957 to 1962.[4]
The last freight train left Aberaeron on 2 April 1965.[5] The station site was later built over for commercial use.
References
edit- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. p. 52. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- ^ "Pictures show rural railway at end of age of steam". BBC News. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
Further reading
edit- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- "The Aberayron Branch". Great Western Railway Journal. Vol. 2, no. 16. Autumn 1995. pp. 662–688.
External links
edit- Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway at Railscot
- Aberayron station at Disused stations
- Aberayron station on navigable O. S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Llanerch-Ayron | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
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