Crossways Halt railway station
Crossways Halt was a small railway station on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion serving the rural area and the nearby estate of Llanerchaeron. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway, the branch to Aberayron diverged from the through line at Lampeter.
| Crossways Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Area | Ceredigion |
| Coordinates | 52.2149°N 4.2138°W |
| Grid reference | SN4885159728 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 8 April 1929 | Station opened[1] |
| 12 February 1951 | Station closed (last train)[1] |
| 7 May 1951 | Station closed (official)[1] |
| 1963 | Closed for goods traffic |
| 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 | |
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History
This halt was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1929. The branch was incorporated into the GWR 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 general freight services ceased in 1963.[2]
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 73.
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References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
- Great Western Railway Journal Vol 2 No 16 (Autumn 1995)
- Railscot
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciliau-Aeron | Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway |
Llanerch-Ayron |
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