Pencader railway station served the village of

Pencader, Carmarthenshire Pencader () is a small village in the Wales, Welsh county of Carmarthenshire, and is part of the Community and Parish of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth. It is located around 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Llandysul and 6.5 miles (10 km) south-west o ...

, Wales, from 1864 to 1965 on the

Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway The Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway was a broad gauge railway line in Wales that was intended to connect Carmarthen on the South Wales Railway with Cardigan. In fact, it was unable to raise the necessary capital and was loss-making from the time ...

History

The station was opened on 28 March 1864 by the

. It was situated at the end of Station Road. The single-storey station building had a booking office and waiting rooms. To the south was a large goods yard to the south which had five sidings, one serving a cattle dock and another serving a goods shed. Also to the south was an engine shed, which was built in January 1866. Initially, there was no signal box but one opened at the south end in September 1894. The engine shed closed on 2 March 1918. The station closed to passengers on 22 February 1965 but remained open for parcel traffic until 6 September 1965. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence.

References

Disused railway stations in Carmarthenshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1864 establishments in Wales 1965 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub