Rhydowen Halt railway station

Rhydowen
Location	Rhydowen, Ceredigion Wales
Coordinates	51°55′29″N 4°37′35″W / 51.9248°N 4.6264°W / 51.9248; -4.6264Coordinates: 51°55′29″N 4°37′35″W / 51.9248°N 4.6264°W / 51.9248; -4.6264
Grid reference	SN195284
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Whitland and Taf Vale Railway
Pre-grouping	Whitland and Cardigan Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
12 July 1875 (1875-07-12)	Opened as Rhydowen
September 1956	Name changed to Rhydowen Halt
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10)	Closed

Rhydowen Halt railway station served the village of Rhydowen, Ceredigion, Wales, from 1875 to 1962 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.

History[]

The station was opened on 12 July 1875 by the Whitland and Taf Vale Railway. It was situated south of an unnamed minor road. The original station only had a wooden shed as a station building. A new station was built in 1886. This had a waiting room and a booking office, both made of timber. Opposite the platform was the goods yard with a loop that served a cattle dock. Nearby was a ground frame in a wooden cabin which controlled the adjacent level crossing and allowed access to the goods yard. It was downgraded to a halt in September 1956, thus the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name, but it remained staff to use the ground frame. The station closed on 10 September 1962.^[1][2]

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