Ammanford (GWR) railway station
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| Ammanford | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Ammanford |
| Area | Carmarthenshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Llanelly Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| History | |
| 10 April 1840 | Station opened as Cross Inn |
| 1 July 1883 | Station renamed Ammanford |
| 18 August 1958 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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This article is about the former GWR station in Ammanford. For the current station see Ammanford railway station.
Ammanford railway station, served the town of Ammanford, West Wales. Opened as Cross Inn by the Llanelly Railway, the station was the main one in the town until it closed, leaving the current Ammanford station providing trains for the area.
[edit] History
Opened by the Llanelly Railway, then by the Great Western Railway, staying with that company during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map. Station nearest coach station marked Bettws.
[edit] External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Pantyffynnon | Arriva Trains Wales Heart of Wales Line |
Ammanford Colliery Halt | ||
Coordinates: 51°47′28″N 3°59′10″W / 51.791054°N 3.986149°W
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