Kilgerran Halt railway station

Kilgerran Halt
The site of the station in 1999
General information
Location	Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire Wales
Coordinates	52.0534°N 4.6237°W / 52.0534; -4.6237
Grid reference	SN202427
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Whitland and Cardigan Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
31 August 1886 (1886-08-31)	Opened
September 1956	Name changed to Kilgerran Halt
10 September 1962	Closed to passengers
27 May 1963 (1963-05-27)	Closed to goods

Kilgerran Halt railway station served the village of Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1886 to 1963 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.

History

The station was formally opened on 31 August 1886, although services began a day later, by the Whitland and Cardigan Railway. It was situated on the east side of a minor road. It was going to be called Cilgerran but the GWR preferred the former spelling of the nearby village, Kilgerran. Opposite the platform was a loop with a nearby goods yard, comprising two sidings. It had a stone-built goods shed and a cattle dock. It was downgraded to an unstaffed halt in September 1956, thus the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name. It closed to passengers on 10 September 1962 and closed to goods on 27 May 1963. The goods yard remained open as a non rail connected coal depot until 3 April 1965.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cardigan Line and station closed		Whitland and Cardigan Railway		Boncath Line and station closed