Caradog Falls Halt railway station

Caradog Falls Halt
Location
Place Tynygraig
Area Ceredigion
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
5 September 1932[1] Opened
14 December 1964[1] Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Carmarthen-Aberystwyth Line
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Aberystwyth
Vale of Rheidol Railway
Cambrian
Line
to Machynlleth
& Shrewsbury
Llanrhystyd Road
Vale of Rheidol Railway
(narrow gauge)
Llanilar
Mid Wales Railway
to Shrewsbury
Felindyffryn Halt
Llanidloes
Trawscoed
Mid Wales Railway
to Builth
Caradog Falls Halt
Llangurig branch
(never saw use)
Strata Florida
(Ystrad Fflur)
unbuilt connection
15 miles (24 km)
Alltddu Halt
Tregaron
Pont Llanio
Olmarch Halt
Llangybi
Newcastle Emlyn
Derry Ormond
Pontgoch
Aberaeron branch
Teifi Valley Railway
(narrow gauge)
Lampeter
Henllan
Llanybydder
Pentrecourt Platform
Maesycrugiau
Llandyssul
Bryn Teifi
Pencader
Pencader Tunnel
985 yd
901 m
Llanpumpsaint
Conwil
Danycoed Halt
Llwyfan Cerrig
Gwili Railway
Bronwydd Arms
Abergwili Junction
Heart of Wales Line
Carmarthen Town
River Gwili
Carmarthen
West Wales Line

Caradog Falls Halt railway station was one of five new halts on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the GWR), which were constructed during the 1930s.

The halt opened in September 1932 to serve the nearby hamlet of Tynygraig, where a short tunnel ran underneath the road. It was also intended for the convenience of any visitors to the waterfalls.

The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage to the line at Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later.

References

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 53.

Sources

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Trawscoed   Great Western Railway
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
  Strata Florida


Coordinates: 52°18′29″N 3°55′16″W / 52.30815°N 3.92113°W / 52.30815; -3.92113

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