Aberayron railway station

Aberayron railway station in Aberaeron was the terminus of the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway branch line of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in Ceredigion, Wales. The branch diverged from the through line at Lampeter.

Aberayron
Location
PlaceAberaeron
AreaCeredigion
Coordinates52.2376°N 4.2579°W / 52.2376; -4.2579
Grid referenceSN459623
Operations
Original companyLampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Pre-groupingLampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
History
12 May 1911Opened[1]
12 February 1951Closed (last train)[1]
7 May 1951Closed (official)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
Lampeter, Aberayron and
New Quay Light Railway
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
 Lampeter
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
 Silian Halt
A485
Afon Denys
Blaenplwyf Halt
Talsarn Halt
B4342
 Felin Fach
 Green Grove Creamery
 Ciliau-Aeron Halt
 Crossways Halt
Llanerch-Ayron Halt
Afon Aeron
 Aberayron

History

The station was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Passenger services were discontinued in 1951 and freight in 1963. The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[2][3] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1956, the coach was joined by another so there were two coaches from 1957 to 1962.[4]

The station site was later built over for commercial use.

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References
  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 39.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. p. 52. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
  4. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.

Further reading
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
  • "The Aberayron Branch". Great Western Railway Journal. Vol. 2 no. 16. Autumn 1995. pp. 662–688.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llanerch-Ayron   Great Western Railway
Lampeter, Aberayron and
New Quay Light Railway		   Terminus


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