Sarnau railway station

Former railway station in Wales

51°50′30″N 4°24′58″W / 51.8416°N 4.4161°W / 51.8416; -4.4161Grid referenceSN336186Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySouth Wales RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates2 January 1854 (1854-01-02)Station opened15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Station closed

Sarnau railway station served the village of Bancyfelin, Carmarthenshire, Wales; it was close to the hamlet of Sarnau. It was on the West Wales Line.

History

The station opened on 2 January 1854.^[1] It was on the section of the South Wales Railway which opened that day between the temporary station near Carmarthen and Haverfordwest,^[2] and was situated between Carmarthen and St Clears.^[3]

The station closed on 15 June 1964.^[1]

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Carmarthen Line and station open		Great Western Railway South Wales Railway		St Clears Line open, station closed

References

^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 206. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 572–3, 865.
^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 7, section A2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.