Conwil railway station

Conwil Station
Conwil station in 1962
General information
LocationCynwyl Elfed, Carmarthen
Wales
Coordinates51°54′45″N 4°20′53″W / 51.9124°N 4.3480°W / 51.9124; -4.3480
Grid referenceSN3859426371
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarmarthen and Cardigan Railway
Key dates
3 September 1860[1]Station opened
31 December 1860[1]Station closed
12 August 1861[1]Station re-opened
22 February 1965Station closed to passengers
1973Line closed
1978Station purchased by the Gwili Railway
Manchester and Milford Railway
Aberystwyth
Llanrhystyd Road
Llanilar
Felindyffryn Halt
Llanidloes
Trawscoed
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]

  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.