Felindyffryn Halt railway station

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Felindyffryn Halt
General information
LocationFelindyffryn, Ceredigion
Wales
Coordinates52°21′04″N 3°58′52″W / 52.3510°N 3.9812°W / 52.3510; -3.9812
Grid referenceSN6516374391
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
10 June 1935[1]Opened
14 December 1964[1][2]Closed
Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line
Aberystwyth
Vale of Rheidol Railway
Llanrhystyd Road
Llanilar
Felindyffryn Halt
Llanidloes
Trawscoed
Caradog Falls Halt
Llangurig branch
(never saw use)
Llangurig
unbuilt connection
15 miles (24 km)
Strata Florida
Alltddu Halt
Tregaron
Pont Llanio
Olmarch Halt
Llangybi
Derry Ormond
Newcastle Emlyn
Pontgoch
Lampeter
Henllan
Pencarreg Halt
Alltycefn Tunnel
Llanybydder
Pentrecourt Platform
Maesycrugiau
Llandyssul
Bryn Teifi
Pencader Junction
Pencader
Pencader Tunnel
985 yd
901 m
Llanpumpsaint
Conwil
Danycoed Halt
Llwyfan Cerrig
Bronwydd Arms
Abergwili Junction
Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen

Felindyffryn Halt was located on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway, before being transferred to the Great Western Railway (GWR).

History

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The station was opened in June 1935 by the GWR to serve the mill and the urban area. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage by the River Ystwyth to the line one mile east of Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. The halt was of a basic wooden platform construction with a simple shelter.

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 95.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 180. OCLC 931112387.
Sources

Further reading

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  • Holden, J.S. (1979, revised 2nd edition 2007): The Manchester & Milford Railway, Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-658-0
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Trawscoed   Great Western Railway
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
  Llanilar