Conwil railway station

Disused railway station in Wales

51°54′45″N 4°20′53″W / 51.9124°N 4.3480°W / 51.9124; -4.3480Grid referenceSN3859426371Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCarmarthen and Cardigan RailwayKey dates3 September 1860[1]Station opened31 December 1860[1]Station closed12 August 1861[1]Station re-opened22 February 1965Station closed to passengers1973Line closed1978Station purchased by the Gwili Railway
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Manchester and Milford Railway
Legend
Aberystwyth
Vale of Rheidol Railway
(narrow gauge)
Llanrhystyd Road
Llanilar
Oswestry & Newtown Rly
to Manchester
Felindyffryn Halt
Llanidloes
Trawscoed
Mid-Wales Railway
to Builth Wells
Caradog Falls Halt
Llangurig
unbuilt connection
15 miles (24 km)
Aberayron
Llanerch-Ayron Halt
Strata Florida
Crossways Halt
Alltddu Halt
Ciliau-Aeron Halt
Tregaron
Felin Fach
Pont Llanio
Talsarn Halt
Olmarch Halt
Blaenplwyf Halt
Llangybi
Silian Halt
Derry Ormond
Newcastle Emlyn
Pontgoch
Lampeter
Henllan
Pencarreg Halt
Alltycefn Tunnel
Llanybydder
Pentrecourt Platform
Maesycrugiau
Llandyssul
Bryn Teifi
Teifi Valley route
(Carmarthen & Cardigan Rly)
Pencader Junction
Pencader
Pencader Tunnel
985 yd
901 m
 Llanpumpsaint
Conwil
Danycoed Halt
Llwyfan Cerrig
Bronwydd Arms
Abergwili Junction
Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen

Conwil was a railway station near the village of Cynwyl Elfed in Carmarthenshire, Wales, serving the hamlet and the rural locale. It was once a thriving railway station, transporting both passenger traffic and locally produced goods, including wool, livestock, milk and timber.[2]

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).[3]

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.[4] As of 2012 the station and platforms still survive.

The Gwili Railway/Rheilffordd Ager y Gwili

A group of railway enthusiasts bought eight miles of the old trackbed. In neighbouring Bronwydd, a 1 mile long section of the line was reopened in spring 1978 for tourists and named the Gwili Railway. The Gwili Railway aims to eventually restore the railway as far north as Llanpumsaint. Plans were underway in 2012 to extend the line southwards to the site of Abergwili Junction.[5] Seven derelict bridges crossing the Gwili lie between Conwyl itself and Llanpumpsaint; the cost of restoring them is a major factor delaying the reopening of the line up to Llanpumpsaint.[6])


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brownydd Arms   Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
Great Western Railway 		  Llanpumpsaint
Heritage Railways  Proposed Heritage railways
Danycoed Halt   Gwili Railway   Llanpumpsaint

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 68.
  2. ^ Misstear, Rachael (2 March 2015). "Fifty years on, the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line is remembered". WalesOnline. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Newcastle Emlyn railway station". isused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Dairies in Ceredigion". Ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2012. Rheilffordd Gwili
  6. ^ http://users.aol.com/WalesRails/gwil.htm Wales Rails: Gwili Railway

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Holden, John S. Holden (2007). The Manchester & Milford Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-658-2.

External links

  • The Gwili Railway