Ammanford railway station (GWR)
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
Opened by the
nationalisation
in 1948.
The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
See also
References
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map. Station nearest coach station marked Bettws.
External links
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