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{{Short description|Former railway station in Wales}}
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| name = Pontyates
| name = Pontyates
| locale = [[Pontyates]]
| status = Disused
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| image = File:Redundant level crossing, Pontyates - geograph.org.uk - 1403440.jpg
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| borough = [[Carmarthenshire County Council|Carmarthenshire]]
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| caption = The old level crossing at Pontyates
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| image_name = File:Redundant level crossing, Pontyates - geograph.org.uk - 1403440.jpg
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| borough = [[Pontyates]], [[Carmarthenshire County Council|Carmarthenshire]]
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| caption = The old level crossing at Pontyates
| country = Wales
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| original = [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.7517|-4.2175|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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| pregroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| postgroup = British Transport Commission
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SN470082|25|SN470082}}
| platforms = 2
| platforms = 2
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.7517|-4.2175|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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| original = [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]]
| gridref = SN470082
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| pregroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| years = {{Start date|1909|08|02|df=yes}}<ref name=Butt/>
| events = Station opened
| postgroup = British Transport Commission
| years1 = {{end date|1953|09|21|df=y}}<ref name=Butt/>
| years = {{Start date|1909|08|02|df=yes}}<ref name=Butt/>
| events1 = Station closed
| events = Station opened
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| years1 = {{end date|1953|09|21|df=y}}<ref name=Butt/>
| events1 = Station closed
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'''Pontyates railway station''' was opened in 1909<ref name=Butt/><ref name="PB">[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.7427&lon=-4.2507&layers=168&b=1 Carmarthenshire, LIII.8, Revised: 1913, Published: 1915]</ref> It continued to serve the inhabitants of the [[Pontyates|Pontyates / Pont-iets]] area and hinterland between 1909 and 1953; it was one of several stations opened on the [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales.
'''Pontyates railway station''' was opened in 1909<ref name=Butt/><ref name="PB">[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.7427&lon=-4.2507&layers=168&b=1 Carmarthenshire, LIII.8, Revised: 1913, Published: 1915]</ref> It continued to serve the inhabitants of the [[Pontyates|Pontyates / Pont-iets]] area and hinterland between 1909 and 1953; it was one of several stations opened on the [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales.
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Level crossing at dismantled railway, Pont-iets - geograph.org.uk - 1010634.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The level crossing site at Pontyates Station.]]
[[File:Level crossing at dismantled railway, Pont-iets - geograph.org.uk - 1010634.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The level crossing site at Pontyates Station.]]
Pontyates station was opened on 01 February 1909 by the [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]] on the Kidwelly and Cwmmawr section of the line and was closed by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1953 with the last passenger train on the line running on Saturday 19 September 1953.<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=188 |ref=harv }}</ref> It was on the [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]] with [[Trimsaran Road railway station|Trimsaran Road]] located to the south and [[Ponthenry railway station|Ponthenry]] to the north.<ref name=Butt/>
Pontyates station was opened on 2 August 1909 by the [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]] on the Kidwelly and Cwmmawr section of the line and was closed by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1953 with the last passenger train on the line running on Saturday 19 September 1953.<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=188 }}</ref> It was on the [[Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway]] with [[Trimsaran Road railway station|Trimsaran Road]] located to the south and [[Ponthenry railway station|Ponthenry]] to the north.<ref name=Butt/>


The railway was originally a freight only line,<ref>[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=51.7219&lon=-4.2767&layers=175&b=1 1:1 million - 1:1 10K, 1900s]</ref> built on the route of the old [[Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal]] and prone to flooding, but stations were established due to pressure from the public, Pontyates being a significant size due to the number of collieries in the area. The freight service continued for coal traffic until 1996 by which time the last of the local collieries had closed down.<ref>[http://colonelstephenssociety.co.uk/the%20colonels%20railways/burry%20port%20%26%20gwendraeth%20valley%20light%20railway/index.html Colonel Stephens Society]</ref><ref>[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.7116&lon=-4.2878&layers=193&b=1 SN40SW - A, Surveyed / Revised:Pre-1930 to 1963, Published:1964]</ref> In 2011 a single track line was still is situ and the platform on the eastern side was present but all the station buildings had been demolished. Bridgend and Rhwyth public houses stood nearby.
The railway was originally a freight only line,<ref>[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=51.7219&lon=-4.2767&layers=175&b=1 1:1 million - 1:1 10K, 1900s]</ref> built on the route of the old [[Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal]] and prone to flooding, but stations were established due to pressure from the public, Pontyates being a significant size due to the number of collieries in the area. The freight service continued for coal traffic until 1996 by which time the last of the local collieries had closed down.<ref>[http://colonelstephenssociety.co.uk/the%20colonels%20railways/burry%20port%20%26%20gwendraeth%20valley%20light%20railway/index.html Colonel Stephens Society]</ref><ref>[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.7116&lon=-4.2878&layers=193&b=1 SN40SW - A, Surveyed / Revised:Pre-1930 to 1963, Published:1964]</ref> In 2011 a single track line was still is situ and the platform on the eastern side was present but all the station buildings had been demolished. Bridgend and Rhwyth public houses stood nearby.
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The station had two platforms with a signal box on the east side of the passing loop at the southern end of the platform. The main station buildings were built from wood and corrugated iron.<ref name="WRC"/> and stood on the eastern side of the station and a shelter stood on the western side. Further sidings, a weighing machine, a disused colliery and a passing loop stood to the north past the level crossing. In 1915 Plas-bach Colliery lay to the west with a substantial rail network and several transfer sidings stood on the line towards Pontyates station.<ref>[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.7519&lon=-4.2165&layers=168&b=1 Carmarthenshire LIV.1, Revised: 1913, Published: 1915]</ref> What may have been a public siding lay to the west of the station, nearly parallel to the platform.
The station had two platforms with a signal box on the east side of the passing loop at the southern end of the platform. The main station buildings were built from wood and corrugated iron.<ref name="WRC"/> and stood on the eastern side of the station and a shelter stood on the western side. Further sidings, a weighing machine, a disused colliery and a passing loop stood to the north past the level crossing. In 1915 Plas-bach Colliery lay to the west with a substantial rail network and several transfer sidings stood on the line towards Pontyates station.<ref>[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.7519&lon=-4.2165&layers=168&b=1 Carmarthenshire LIV.1, Revised: 1913, Published: 1915]</ref> What may have been a public siding lay to the west of the station, nearly parallel to the platform.


Caepontbren Colliery was to the north, an anthracite mine operatiing between 1902–11 and re-opened by the New Caepontbren Colliery Company shortly after and the line running into it from the north, effectively made the aforementioned loop. By 1923 the colliery was disused and the connection was removed. A local builder, E.E.Richards, used sidings to the south until circa 1931.<ref name="WRC">[http://www.wrrc.org.uk/gallery.php?level=picture&id=18 Welsh Railways Research Circle / Cylch Ymchwil Rheilffyrdd Cymru]</ref>
Caepontbren Colliery was to the north, an anthracite mine operating between 1902–11 and re-opened by the New Caepontbren Colliery Company shortly after and the line running into it from the north, effectively made the aforementioned loop. By 1923 the colliery was disused and the connection was removed. A local builder, E.E.Richards, used sidings to the south until circa 1931.<ref name="WRC">[http://www.wrrc.org.uk/gallery.php?level=picture&id=18 Welsh Railways Research Circle / Cylch Ymchwil Rheilffyrdd Cymru]</ref>


==Remnants==
==Remnants==
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[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]

Latest revision as of 08:32, 16 August 2024

Pontyates
The old level crossing at Pontyates
General information
LocationPontyates, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Coordinates51°45′06″N 4°13′03″W / 51.7517°N 4.2175°W / 51.7517; -4.2175
Grid referenceSN470082
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBurry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingBritish Transport Commission
Key dates
2 August 1909 (1909-08-02)[1]Station opened
21 September 1953 (1953-09-21)[1]Station closed

Pontyates railway station was opened in 1909[1][2] It continued to serve the inhabitants of the Pontyates / Pont-iets area and hinterland between 1909 and 1953; it was one of several stations opened on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

History

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The level crossing site at Pontyates Station.

Pontyates station was opened on 2 August 1909 by the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway on the Kidwelly and Cwmmawr section of the line and was closed by the Great Western Railway in 1953 with the last passenger train on the line running on Saturday 19 September 1953.[1] It was on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway with Trimsaran Road located to the south and Ponthenry to the north.[1]

The railway was originally a freight only line,[3] built on the route of the old Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal and prone to flooding, but stations were established due to pressure from the public, Pontyates being a significant size due to the number of collieries in the area. The freight service continued for coal traffic until 1996 by which time the last of the local collieries had closed down.[4][5] In 2011 a single track line was still is situ and the platform on the eastern side was present but all the station buildings had been demolished. Bridgend and Rhwyth public houses stood nearby.

Infrastructure

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The BP&GVR system in 1909.

The station had two platforms with a signal box on the east side of the passing loop at the southern end of the platform. The main station buildings were built from wood and corrugated iron.[6] and stood on the eastern side of the station and a shelter stood on the western side. Further sidings, a weighing machine, a disused colliery and a passing loop stood to the north past the level crossing. In 1915 Plas-bach Colliery lay to the west with a substantial rail network and several transfer sidings stood on the line towards Pontyates station.[7] What may have been a public siding lay to the west of the station, nearly parallel to the platform.

Caepontbren Colliery was to the north, an anthracite mine operating between 1902–11 and re-opened by the New Caepontbren Colliery Company shortly after and the line running into it from the north, effectively made the aforementioned loop. By 1923 the colliery was disused and the connection was removed. A local builder, E.E.Richards, used sidings to the south until circa 1931.[6]

Remnants

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The section south of Pinged, between Burry Port and Craiglon Bridge Halt is now a footpath and cycleway, however other sections of the line have formal and informal footpaths on the old trackbed.

Routes

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Glyn Abbey
Line and station closed 		  Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
Great Western Railway 		  Ponthenry
Line and station Closed

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 188. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Carmarthenshire, LIII.8, Revised: 1913, Published: 1915
  3. ^ 1:1 million - 1:1 10K, 1900s
  4. ^ Colonel Stephens Society
  5. ^ SN40SW - A, Surveyed / Revised:Pre-1930 to 1963, Published:1964
  6. ^ a b Welsh Railways Research Circle / Cylch Ymchwil Rheilffyrdd Cymru
  7. ^ Carmarthenshire LIV.1, Revised: 1913, Published: 1915
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