Station Name:CARDIGAN

 

[Source: Nick Catford]


Date opened: 31.8.1886
Location: At the end of Station Road
Company on opening: Great Western Railway
Date closed to passengers: 10.9.1962
Date closed completely: 6.9.1965
Company on closing: British Railways (Western Region)
Present state: Unknown. A new road, A487, passes across the station site
County: Cardiganshire
OS Grid Ref: SN180458
Date of visit: August 1967

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.

 


Cardigan Station in August 1967
Photo by Nick Catford




Cardigan Station
Photo from Lens od Sutton

Cardigan Station in August 1967
Photo by Nick Catford


Cardigan station

Cardigan station

Station forecourt

GWR sign

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[Source: Nick Catford]


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