Silian Halt railway station

Silian Halt
Location
Place	Silian
Area	Ceredigion
Coordinates
Grid reference	SN5818850951
Operations
Original company	Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
12 May 1911	Station opens
12 February 1951	Station closes (last train)
7 May 1951	Station closes (official)
1963	Line closed for general freight
1 October 1973	Line closed for milk traffic
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Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
Legend Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line Lampeter Silian Halt A485 road Afon Denys Blaenplwyf Halt Talsarn Halt B4342 road Felin Fach Ciliau-Aeron Halt Crossways Halt Llanerch-Ayron Halt Afon Aeron Aberayron

The Silian Halt railway station was a small railway station at Silian, the first stop after the junction on the Aberayron branch of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in the Welsh county of Ceredigion. Opened by the Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway. The branch diverged from the through line at Lampeter.

History

The branch was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Passenger services were discontinued in 1951, general freight in 1963 and milk traffic in 1973. The single brick built platform still survives, unlike others that were built from wooden railway sleepers. The track was lifted in the summer of 1975.

References

Notes

Sources

• Great Western Railway Journal Vol 2 No 16 (Autumn 1995)[1]
• Railscot [2]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lampeter		Great Western Railway Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway		Blaenplwyf