Llanilar railway station
Former railway station in Wales
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Llanilar railway station[2] was on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line (originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the Great Western Railway).
Llanilar railway station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Llanilar, Ceredigion Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.3585°N 4.0166°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SN6276375305 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Manchester and Milford Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 12 August 1867[1] | Opened | ||||
| 14 December 1964[1] | Closed | ||||
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Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line |
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History
The station opened in August 1867 to serve the nearby village. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage by the River Ystwyth to the line one mile east of Llanilar. Formal closure was confirmed two months later. In 2017, both platforms survive, together with some of the original spear fencing. The station had a signal box set back from the platform, and a combined waiting room and ticket office. The goods yard had a weighbridge and several sidings.