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{{Short description|Disused railway station in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire}} |
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|name = Ammanford |
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|locale = [[Ammanford]] |
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|borough = [[Carmarthenshire]] |
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| name = Ammanford |
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| caption = Site of Ammanford Station |
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| status = Disused |
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| image = Ammanford_(GW)_railway_station_(site),_Carmarthenshire_(geograph_4048990).jpg |
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| borough = [[Ammanford]], [[Carmarthenshire]] |
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|events = Station opened as Cross Inn |
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| country = Wales |
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| original = [[Llanelly Railway]] |
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| pregroup = [[Great Western Railway]] |
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| events = Station opened as Cross Inn |
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| years1 = 1 July 1883 |
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| years2 = 18 August 1958 |
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⚫ | '''Ammanford railway station''' was opened under the name ''Cross Inn'' by the [[Llanelly Railway]] in 1840 to serve the town of [[Ammanford]], [[West Wales|West]] [[Wales]]. It was renamed ''Ammanford'' in 1883. The station was the main one in the town until it closed in 1958, leaving the current Ammanford station (then known as Tirydail, later Ammanford & Tirydail) providing trains for the area. |
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''This article is about the former GWR station in Ammanford. For the current station see [[Ammanford railway station]]''. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The station was then closed by the [[British Transport Commission]]. |
The station was then closed by the [[British Transport Commission]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Ammanford Colliery Halt railway station]] |
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*[[Ammanford railway station]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{Butt-Stations}} |
* {{Butt-Stations}} |
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* {{Jowett-Nationalised}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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{{Historical Rail Start}} |
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{{rail line|previous=[[Pantyffynnon railway station|Pantyffynnon |
{{rail line|previous=[[Pantyffynnon railway station|Pantyffynnon]]<br /><small>Line closed, station open</small> |route=[[Great Western Railway]]|next=[[Ammanford Colliery Halt railway station|Ammanford Colliery Halt]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |col={{GWR colour}} }} |
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 14 June 2024
Ammanford | |
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General information | |
Location | Ammanford, Carmarthenshire Wales |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Llanelly Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
10 April 1840 | Station opened as Cross Inn |
1 July 1883 | Station renamed Ammanford |
18 August 1958 | Station closed |
Ammanford railway station was opened under the name Cross Inn by the Llanelly Railway in 1840 to serve the town of Ammanford, West Wales. It was renamed Ammanford in 1883. The station was the main one in the town until it closed in 1958, leaving the current Ammanford station (then known as Tirydail, later Ammanford & Tirydail) providing trains for the area.
History
[edit]Opened by the Llanelly Railway, then by the Great Western Railway, staying with that company during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
See also
[edit]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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map. Station nearest coach station marked Bettws.
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[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Pantyffynnon Line closed, station open |
Great Western Railway | Ammanford Colliery Halt Line and station closed |
51°47′28″N 3°59′10″W / 51.791054°N 3.986149°W