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Henllan railway station

Coordinates: 52°02′25″N 4°23′43″W / 52.0403°N 4.3952°W / 52.0403; -4.3952
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Henllan Station
The preserved station in 2021
General information
LocationHenllan, Ceredigion
Wales
Coordinates52°02′25″N 4°23′43″W / 52.0403°N 4.3952°W / 52.0403; -4.3952
Grid referenceSN3581740703
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1895[1]Station opened
15 September 1952[1]Station closed
1973Line closed
2009Station reopened by the TVR

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

History

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A railway bridge near Henllan

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] The GWR did not build the line on to Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn remained the terminus. Henllan station had a goods yard with cattle pens, a passing loop and two platforms.

Although passenger services ceased in 1952, goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co-operative Group creamery at Newcastle Emlyn.[3]

The Teifi Valley Railway (TVR)

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A group of railway enthusiasts bought the old trackbed at Henllan and, in 1983, laid a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge track. The Teifi Valley Railway line originally ran from Henllan to Pontprenshitw, however in 1987 the line was extended as far as Llandyfriog and, since 2006, has been further extended to the current end of the line, known as Llandyfriog Riverside. In 2009, work proceeded to return the location of Henllan station to its original site and the platform was opened again to passenger use in July 2009.[4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pentrecourt Platform   Newcastle Emlyn Branch
Great Western Railway
  Newcastle Emlyn

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 118.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Emlyn railway station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ^ "About the Railway". Teifi Valley Railway. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2008.

References

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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