Cynghordy railway station

Cynghordy
Cynghordy
General information
Location	Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire; Wales
Coordinates	52°03′05″N 3°44′54″W / 52.0515°N 3.7483°W
Grid reference	SN802406
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CYN
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers
2018/19	1,046
2019/20	1,430
2020/21	28
2021/22	614
2022/23	1,112
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cynghordy railway station (Welsh pronunciation

Heart of Wales Line 463⁄4 miles (75 km) north east of Swansea and is located at street level at the end of a gravel track off a lane that is just off the main A483 road

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After departing this station heading northbound, the train crosses the Cynghordy Viaduct where panoramic views of the surrounding countryside can be seen. The grade II* listed 18-arch viaduct carries the route across the Afon Bran valley on a gentle curve - it is 102 feet (31 m) high and 850 feet (260 m) long and was built from sandstone and brick between 1867 and 1868.[1] The viaduct is visible, using good binoculars, from the highest Black Mountain ridges.

Facilities

The station had no facilities whatsoever for many years but a shelter has recently been provided along with a customer help point and CIS screen.^[2]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales (who also manage it). There are five trains a day in each direction (towards Swansea and Shrewsbury) from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.^[3] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to give a hand signal to the approaching train driver to board or notify the guard when they board that they wish to alight from the train there.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llandovery		Heart of Wales Line		Sugar Loaf

References

^ "Heritage Locations - Cynghordy Viaduct"Our Transport Heritage - Transport Trust; Retrieved 6 July 2016
^ Cynghordy station facilities National Rail Enquiries
^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2023