Templeton railway station

Templeton railway station served the village of Templeton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1877 to 1964 on the Pembroke and Tenby Railway.

Templeton
The station building and signal box after closure in 1967
General information
LocationTempleton, Pembrokeshire
Wales
Coordinates51°46′01″N 4°44′10″W / 51.767°N 4.7361°W / 51.767; -4.7361
Grid referenceSN113111
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPembroke and Tenby Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1867Opened on market days[1]
October 1877 (1877-10)Opened to public as Templeton Platform
1905Name changed to Templeton
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Closed

History

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The station was opened as Templeton Platform in October 1877 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway, although there is evidence of trains stopping before the station was built in 1867. It was then only used for market trains until it appeared in the timetable in October 1877. It was initially open on Fridays and Saturdays only but it opened every day on 1 May 1906. 'Platform' was dropped from its name in 1905. The station closed on 15 June 1964.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 467
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 417. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Littlehampton: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 0711009511.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Whitland
Line and station open
  Pembroke and Tenby Railway   Kilgetty
Line and station open