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Video of the station
The old platform at Llanilar
Llanilar Station site
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Llanilar railway stationRCAHMWRetrieved : 2012-09-25 was on the
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , " Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, d ...
(originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway
The Manchester and Milford Railway was a Welsh railway company, intended to connect Manchester and the industrial areas of Northwest England with a deep-water port on Milford Haven, giving an alternative to the Port of Liverpool.
Despite the tit ...
before being transferred to the Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
).
History
The station opened in August 1867 to serve the nearby village. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated atStrata Florida
Strata Florida Abbey ( cy, Abaty Ystrad Fflur) () is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. is a Latinisation of the Welsh ; 'Valley of F ...
, following flood damage by the River Ystwyth
The River Ystwyth (; cy, Afon Ystwyth "winding river") is a river in Ceredigion, Wales. The length of the main river is . Its catchment area covers . Its source is a number of streams that include the Afon Diliw, located on the west slopes of ...
to the line one mile east of Llanilar
Llanilar is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about southeast of Aberystwyth. It is the eponym of the hundred of Ilar. The population at the 2011 census was 1,085. The community includes Rhos-y-garth.
Name
In Welsh placenames, man ...
. 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.
References
;Notes ;Sources *Further reading
* Holden, J.S. (1979, revised 2nd edition 2007): ''The Manchester & Milford Railway'', Oakwood Press,External links
Video of the station
The old platform at Llanilar
Llanilar Station site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Llanilar railway station Disused railway stations in Ceredigion Former Great Western Railway stations Beeching closures in Wales Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964