:Conwil railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Conwil Station
| status = Disused
| image = Conwil railway station 2040575.jpg
| caption = Conwil station in 1962
| borough = Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthen
| country = Wales
| coordinates = {{coord|51.9124|-4.3480|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SN3859426371|25|SN3859426371}}
| platforms = 2
| original = Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
| years = 3 September 1860{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=68}}
| events = Station opened
| years1 = 31 December 1860{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=68}}
| events1 = Station closed
| years2 = 12 August 1861{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=68}}
| events2 = Station re-opened
| years3 = 22 February 1965
| events3 = Station closed to passengers
| years4 = 1973
| events4 = Line closed
| years5 = 1978
| events5 = Station purchased by the Gwili Railway
}}
{{Manchester and Milford Railway}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Misstear|first=Rachael|date=2015-03-02|title=Fifty years on, the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line is remembered|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/fifty-years-after-fell-victim-8754640|access-date=2022-01-16|website=WalesOnline|language=en}}
History
The Teifi Valley Railway was originally operated by the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway between Carmarthen and Cynwyl Elfed. In 1864, the line was extended to Pencader and Llandysul. The line was purchased by the Great Western Railway (GWR).{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newcastle_emlyn/index.shtml|title=Newcastle Emlyn railway station|publisher=disused-stations.org.uk|accessdate=2012-01-28}}
Although passenger services ceased in 1965, goods services continued until 1973 because of the milk train services to the Co-operative Group creamery at Newcastle Emlyn.{{cite web|url=http://pilgrim.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1961|title=Dairies in Ceredigion|publisher=Ceredigion.gov.uk|accessdate=2012-01-29}} As of 2012 the station and platforms still survive.
The Gwili Railway/Rheilffordd Ager y Gwili
A group of railway enthusiasts bought eight miles of the old trackbed. In neighbouring Bronwydd, a 1 mile long section of the line was reopened in spring 1978 for tourists and named the Gwili Railway. The Gwili Railway aims to eventually restore the railway as far north as Llanpumsaint. Plans were underway in 2012 to extend the line southwards to the site of Abergwili Junction.{{cite web |url=http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/home.html |title=Home |accessdate=2012-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206021314/http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/home.html |archivedate=2010-02-06 }} Rheilffordd Gwili Seven derelict bridges crossing the Gwili lie between Conwyl itself and Llanpumpsaint; the cost of restoring them is a major factor delaying the reopening of the line up to Llanpumpsaint.http://users.aol.com/WalesRails/gwil.htm Wales Rails: Gwili Railway)
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Rail line|previous=Brownydd Arms|next=Llanpumpsaint|route=Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
Great Western Railway|col={{GWR colour}}}}
{{Future heritage rail insert}}
{{rail line|previous=Danycoed Halt|next=Llanpumpsaint|route=Gwili Railway |col={{heritage rail colour}} }}
{{rail end}}
Notes
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References
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- Holden, John S. Holden (2007). The Manchester & Milford Railway. The Oakwood Press. {{ISBN|0-85361-658-2}}.
External links
- [http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/ The Gwili Railway]
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
Category:Disused railway stations in Carmarthenshire
Category:Former Great Western Railway stations
Category:Beeching closures in Wales