The Silian Halt railway station[2] was a small railway station at Silian, the first stop after the junction on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway. The branch diverged from the through line at Lampeter.
Silian Halt | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Silian, Ceredigion Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°08′19″N 4°04′25″W / 52.1386°N 4.0736°W |
| Grid reference | SN5818850951 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| 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 May 1911 | Station opens |
| 12 February 1951[1] | Station closes (last train) |
| 7 May 1951 | Station closes (official)[1] |
| 1963 | Line closed for general freight |
| 1 October 1973 | Line closed for milk traffic |
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History
editThe branch 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, general freight in 1963 and milk traffic in 1973.[3] The single brick-built platform still survives, unlike others on the line which were built from wooden railway sleepers. The track was lifted in the summer of 1975.
References
edit- Notes
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 212.
- ^ "Silian Halt, Lampeter Aberayron & New Quay Light Railway (41348)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved : 2012-09-23
- ^ Aberayron Branch Retrieved : 2012-09-23
- Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Great Western Railway Journal Vol 2 No 16 (Autumn 1995)[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lampeter | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
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