Llanpumpsaint railway station

Llanpumpsaint Station
Location
Place Llanpumpsaint
Area Carmarthen
Coordinates 51°56′33″N 4°18′24″W / 51.9425°N 4.3068°WCoordinates: 51°56′33″N 4°18′24″W / 51.9425°N 4.3068°W
Grid reference SN4153429624
Operations
Original company Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
Platforms 2
History
28 March 1864[1] Station opened
February 1965[1] Station closed
1973 Line closed
2009 Station Site purchased by the Gwili Railway
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Llanpumpsaint was a railway station near the village of Llanpumpsaint, West Wales, serving the hamlet and the rural locale.

History

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]

Although passenger services ceased in 1965, goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co-operative Group creamery at Newcastle Emlyn.[3] Although the station has been demolished the dismantled railway still passes through the village and, until recently, the original "Llanpumpsaint" station sign could be seen in front of the Railway Inn.

The Gwili Railway (Future Preservation)

In the 1970s A group of railway enthusiasts bought eight miles of the old trackbed. In neighbouring Bronwydd, a section of the line was reopened in 1978 for tourists and named the Gwili Railway.

Since 1978 the line has been extend north to Danycoed Halt and it is planned that in 2014 the line will be opened South to Abergwili Junction.[4]

The Gwili Railway aims to eventually restore the railway as far as Llanpumpsaint. Seven derelict bridges crossing the Gwili lie between Conwyl and Llanpumsaint, the cost of this restoration work is a major factor delaying the re-opening northwards to Llanpumpsaint.[5])


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Conwil   Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
Great Western Railway		   Pencader
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Conwyl
Proposed		   Gwili Railway
Future Extension		   Terminus

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle Emlyn railway station". isused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  4. ↑ http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/home.html Rheilffordd Gwili
  5. ↑ http://users.aol.com/WalesRails/gwil.htm Wales Rails: Gwili Railway
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