Llanpumpsaint railway station

Llanpumpsaint was a railway station near the village of Llanpumpsaint, West Wales, serving the hamlet and the rural locale.

Llanpumpsaint Station
LocationLlanpumpsaint, Carmarthen
Wales
Coordinates51.9425°N 4.3068°W / 51.9425; -4.3068
Grid referenceSN4153429624
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarmarthen and Cardigan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
28 March 1864[1]Station opened
February 1965[1]Station closed
1973Line closed
2009Station Site purchased by the Gwili Railway
Manchester and Milford Railway
Aberystwyth
Llanrhystyd Road
Llanilar
Felindyffryn Halt
Llanidloes
Trawscoed
Caradog Falls Halt
Llangurig
unbuilt connection
15 miles (24 km)
Aberayron
Llanerch-Ayron Halt
Strata Florida
Crossways Halt
Alltddu Halt
Ciliau-Aeron Halt
Tregaron
Felin Fach
Pont Llanio
Talsarn Halt
Olmarch Halt
Blaenplwyf Halt
Llangybi
Silian Halt
Derry Ormond
Newcastle Emlyn
Pontgoch
Lampeter
Henllan
Pencarreg Halt
Alltycefn Tunnel
Llanybydder
Pentrecourt Platform
Maesycrugiau
Llandyssul
Bryn Teifi
Teifi Valley route
(Carmarthen & Cardigan Rly)
Pencader Junction
Pencader
Pencader Tunnel
985 yd
901 m
Llanpumpsaint
Conwil
Danycoed Halt
Llwyfan Cerrig
Bronwydd Arms
Abergwili Junction
Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen

History

The Teifi Valley Railway was originally operated by the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway between Carmarthen and Cynwyl Elfed. In 1864, the line was extended to Pencader and Llandysul. The line was purchased by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and extended to a terminus at Newcastle Emlyn in 1895.[2]

Although passenger services ceased in 1965, goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co-operative Group creamery at Newcastle Emlyn.[3] Although the station has been demolished the dismantled railway still passes through the village and, until recently, the original "Llanpumpsaint" station sign could be seen in front of the Railway Inn.

The Gwili Railway (Future Preservation)

During the 1970s, A group of railway enthusiasts bought eight miles of the old trackbed. In neighbouring Bronwydd, a mile long section of the line was reopened in April 1978 for tourists and named the Gwili Railway.

Since Then, the line has been extend north to Danycoed Halt and the line will later re-opened South to Abergwili Junction in July 2017.[4]

The Gwili Railway aims to eventually restore the railway, up the valley to Llanpumpsaint. Eight derelict bridges crossing the Gwili lie between Conwyl and Llanpumsaint, the cost of this restoration work is a major factor delaying the re-opening northwards to Llanpumpsaint.[5])

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Conwil
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
  Pencader
Line and station closed
  Proposed Heritage railways
Conwyl
Line and station closed
  Gwili Railway   Terminus

Notes

  1. Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. "Newcastle Emlyn railway station". isused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. "Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Rheilffordd Gwili
  5. http://users.aol.com/WalesRails/gwil.htm Wales Rails: Gwili Railway

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Holden, John S. Holden (2007). The Manchester & Milford Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-658-2.
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