Pinged Halt railway station was opened in 1909 but was renamed Pinged railway station in 1922.Carmarthenshire LVII.NE (includes: Burryport; Pen Bre.) Revised: 1948 to 1952. Published: 1953
/ref> It continued to serve the inhabitants of the Pinged area between 1909 and 1953 and was one of several basic halts opened on the

Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway :''Note: During most of the period of operation of the BP&GVR the anglicised spellings of Welsh place names were in use, and for consistency are used in this article. The Company's registered name included the incorrect spelling ''Gwendreath'' due t ...

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

, Wales.

History

The station was opened on 1 February 1909 by the

on the Kidwelly and Burry Port section of the line and was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1953 with the last passenger train running on Saturday 19 September 1953. It was on the southern section of the

with Craiglon Bridge Halt located to the south and Trimsaran Road to the north. A rural area with a school nearby. The railway was originally a freight only line, built on the route of an old canal with tight curves and low bridge clearance and prone to flooding, but stations were established due to pressure from the public. The freight service continued for coal traffic until 1996 by which time the last of the local collieries had closed down. A public house,'The Plough', stood nearby.

Infrastructure

The station had one wooden platform on the eastern side of this single track line with a small wooden shelter. The station had no public sidings. A level crossing stood to the north of the station. The Kidwelly route was used for coal trains, resulting in the lifting of track between Trimsaran Road and Burry Port by 2005.Grace's Guide to British Industrial History
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Services

The station was open for use by the general public.

Remnants

The section south of Pinged, between Burry Port and Craiglon Bridge Halt is now a footpath and cycleway.

Routes

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