Kilgerran Halt railway station

Kilgerran Halt
The site of the station in 1999
General information
LocationCilgerran, Pembrokeshire
Wales
Coordinates52°03′12″N 4°37′25″W / 52.0534°N 4.6237°W / 52.0534; -4.6237
Grid referenceSN202427
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitland and Cardigan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
31 August 1886 (1886-08-31)Opened
September 1956Name changed to Kilgerran Halt
10 September 1962Closed 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.[1] 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.[2] It closed to passengers on 10 September 1962[3] and closed to goods on 27 May 1963. The goods yard remained open as a non rail connected coal depot until 3 April 1965.[4]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 113. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Site of Kilgerran Halt, 1999 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 247. OCLC 931112387.
  4. ^ "Disused Stations: Kilgerran Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 April 2021.


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


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