Sarnau railway station
Encyclopedia
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
.
which opened that day between the temporary station near Carmarthen and , and was situated between Carmarthen and .
The station closed on 15 June 1964.
Bancyfelin
Bancyfelin is a village, west of Carmarthen in West Wales.Bancyfelin is a small village in south west Wales located between St Clears and Carmarthen...
, Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, Wales; it was close to the hamlet of Sarnau. It was on the West Wales Line
West Wales Line
The West Wales Lines are a group of railway lines from Swansea through Carmarthenshire to Pembrokeshire, West Wales...
.
History
The station opened on 2 January 1854. It was on the section of the South Wales RailwaySouth Wales Railway
The South Wales Railway was a broad gauge railway that linked the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway with Neyland in Wales.-History:The need for the railway was created by the need to ship coal from the South Wales Valleys to London, and secondly to complete Brunel's vision of linking London with...
which opened that day between the temporary station near Carmarthen and , and was situated between Carmarthen and .
The station closed on 15 June 1964.