Aberayron railway station
Aberayron railway station in Aberaeron was the terminus of the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway branch line of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in Ceredigion, Wales. The branch diverged from the through line at Lampeter.
Aberayron | |
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 Aberaeron station, 6 April 1958 | |
| Location | Aberaeron, Ceredigion Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.2376°N 4.2579°W |
| Grid reference | SN459623 |
| 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 | Opened[1] |
| 12 February 1951 | Closed (last train)[1] |
| 7 May 1951 | Closed (official) |
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History
The station 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 and freight in 1963. The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[2][3] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1956, the coach was joined by another so there were two coaches from 1957 to 1962.[4]
The station site was later built over for commercial use.
References
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 39.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. p. 52. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
Further reading
- 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.
- "The Aberayron Branch". Great Western Railway Journal. Vol. 2 no. 16. Autumn 1995. pp. 662–688.
External links
- Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway at Railscot
- Aberayron station at Disused stations
- Aberayron station on navigable O. S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Llanerch-Ayron | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
Terminus |