Ammanford railway station (GWR)

Ammanford
Site of Ammanford Station
General information
LocationAmmanford, Carmarthenshire
Wales
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLlanelly Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
10 April 1840Station opened as Cross Inn
1 July 1883Station renamed Ammanford
18 August 1958Station closed

Ammanford railway station was opened under the name Cross Inn by the Llanelly Railway in 1840 to serve the town of Ammanford, West Wales. It was renamed Ammanford in 1883. The station was the main one in the town until it closed in 1958, leaving the current Ammanford station (then known as Tirydail, later Ammanford & Tirydail) providing trains for the area.