Kilgerran Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire

52°03′12″N 4°37′25″W / 52.0534°N 4.6237°W / 52.0534; -4.6237Grid referenceSN202427Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWhitland and Cardigan RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)Key dates31 August 1886 (1886-08-31)OpenedSeptember 1956Name changed to Kilgerran Halt10 September 1962Closed to passengers27 May 1963 (1963-05-27)Closed to goods

Kilgerran Halt railway station served the village of Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1886 to 1963 on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.

History

The station was formally opened on 31 August 1886, although services began a day later, by the Whitland and Cardigan Railway.^[1] It was situated on the east side of a minor road. It was going to be called Cilgerran but the GWR preferred the former spelling of the nearby village, Kilgerran. Opposite the platform was a loop with a nearby goods yard, comprising two sidings. It had a stone-built goods shed and a cattle dock. It was downgraded to an unstaffed halt in September 1956, thus the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name.^[2] It closed to passengers on 10 September 1962^[3] and closed to goods on 27 May 1963. The goods yard remained open as a non rail connected coal depot until 3 April 1965.^[4]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 113. OCLC 931112387.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 247. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: Kilgerran Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 April 2021.