Clunderwen railway station
Clunderwen  | |
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| The station as seen from platform 1 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Clynderwen |
| Local authority | Pembrokeshire |
| Coordinates | 51°50′28″N 4°43′55″W / 51.841°N 4.732°WCoordinates: 51°50′28″N 4°43′55″W / 51.841°N 4.732°W |
| Grid reference | SN119192 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CUW |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 12,709 |
| 2005/06 |
 12,430 |
| 2006/07 |
 14,297 |
| 2007/08 |
17,439 |
| 2008/09 |
19,376 |
| 2009/10 |
20,542 |
| 2010/11 |
22,072 |
| 2011/12 |
24,812 |
| History | |
| Original company | South Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 2 January 1854 | Opened as Narberth Road for Cardigan and Tenby |
| 1863 | Renamed Narberth Road for Cardigan |
| 1 December 1875 | Renamed Clynderwen |
| 6 September 1965 | Renamed Clynderwen Halt |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Clynderwen |
| 12 May 1980 | Renamed Clunderwen |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clunderwen from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Clunderwen railway station serves the village of Clynderwen (Welsh: Clunderwen) in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
History
The South Wales Railway was extended from Carmarthen Junction to Haverfordwest on 2 January 1854,[1] and among the original stations was one known as Narberth Road for Cardigan and Tenby; this was simplified to Narberth Road for Cardigan in 1863.[2]
The station was renamed Clynderwen on 1 December 1875,[3] being named after the Clynderwen Estate, which included property in the area around the station; a previous suggestion to use the parish name Llandisilio being rejected.[4] The Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway (NR&MR) opened in 1876, the junction of that line being to the west of Clynderwen station; and the NR&MR trains to Rosebush used a bay at the eastern end of the up side of the station.[5] Initially trains had to reverse in and out of the platform, but with the extension of the Rosebush line to Letterston by the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway (NP&FR) in 1895 (the NP&FR having taken over the NR&MR), the layout at Clynderwen was improved.[6]
There have been several subsequent amendments to the station's name: to Clynderwen Halt on 6 September 1965; reverting to Clynderwen on 5 May 1969; and finally becoming Clunderwen on 12 May 1980.[7]
The station is currently unmanned. It is a request stop, and therefore trains will only stop if a patron requires to get on or off there. High speed train services ran through Clunderwen to Milford Haven until the early 1990s, terminating in 1994.[8]
Trains that stop here go to Milford Haven westbound and to Swansea, Cardiff Central, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly eastbound.
Notes
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- Parker, Richard; Morris, John (2008) [1981]. The Railways of Pembrokeshire. Corhampton: Noodle Books. ISBN 978-1-906419-07-3.
External links
- Train times and station information for Clunderwen railway station from National Rail
- Clynderwen Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Whitland | Arriva Trains Wales West Wales Line |
Clarbeston Road | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Western Railway Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway |
Llanycefn Line and station closed | ||
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