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Notes: Terminus of a branch line from Whitland. The Whitland
& Taf Vale Railway was incorporated on 1 July 1869 to extend
its line to Crymmych Arms. The Engineer was James Weekes Szlumper
of Aberystwyth.
The line opened, under the first light railways Act to Glogue
on 24 March 1873 and to Crymmych Arms in October 1874; in both
cases for freight. Passenger services had to wait until 12 July
1875.
The line possessed its own locomotives, which were based at Llanfalteg.
An Act was obtained in 1877 to extend the line to Cardigan, but
serious financial difficulties inhibited progress until the GWR
became involved and a further Act obtained in 1881 to allow for
deviations between Boncath and Kilgerran. It opened to passengers
on 31 August 1886 and handed over to GWR for regular service the
following day.
The station remained open for freight traffic until 27.5.1963
and as a non rail connected coal depot until 6.9.1965.
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