Abergwili railway station
Abergwili railway station served the village of Abergwili in Wales. It was the first station after Gwili Junction, the point where the line through it divided from the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line.
Abergwili | |
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_geograph-3224140-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg.webp) Abergwili station remains (1992) | |
| Location | Abergwili, Carmarthenshire Wales |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Llanelly Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1865 | Opens as Abergwilli |
| April to June 1880 | Station closes |
| 28 July 1893 | Renamed Abergwili |
| 9 September 1963 | Station closes |
History
Opened by the Llanelly Railway, the station was absorbed into the London and North Western Railway as part of its ownership of the Central Wales Line. Becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, it passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Later transferred to the Western Region of British Railways, it was closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
The station site remained undeveloped after closure and the platform survived until 1999 when the trackbed was used for the upgrading of the A40 trunk road as part of Carmarthen's eastern bypass. Nothing now remains as the trackbed has been subsumed beneath the new road scheme.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Railscot Carmarthen Branch (Llanelly Railway and Dock Company)
- Llandeilo to Abergwili Line
- Abergwili station on navigable O. S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmarthen Town | London and North Western Railway Llanelly Railway |
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