Maesycrugiau railway station also Maes-y-crugiau railway station served the hamlet and rural locale of Maesycrugiau near

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on the

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in the

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county of

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History

The

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(M&MR) opened from Pencader to

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on 12 August 1867. The line went into receivership from 1875 to 1900. The

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took over the service in 1906, and fully absorbed the line in 1911. The

and the station passed on to

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in 1948. It was then closed by the

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. The OS map shows that the station had a signal box, goods yard, and a passing loop. On 19 August 1890, due to boiler defects and poor design, an engine boiler exploded whilst at Maesycrugiau. No one was injured in the accident. Born in 1871, Evan Davies recalled that Maesycrugiau was "a one man Station, single Iine, and the Station-master was the porter, signalman and all, pleased to have a bit of help to shunt the trucks from us boys".Evan Davies
Retrieved : 2012-09-20 The station house is still present as is the nearby Railway Inn.

References

;Notes ;Sources * * * Disused railway stations in Ceredigion Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Former Great Western Railway stations 1866 establishments in Wales Beeching closures in Wales 1965 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub