Templeton railway station
Templeton railway station served the village of Templeton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, from 1877 to 1964 on the Pembroke and Tenby Railway.
Templeton | |
|---|---|
 The station building and signal box after closure in 1967 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Templeton, Pembrokeshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.767°N 4.7361°W |
| Grid reference | SN113111 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Pembroke and Tenby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1867 | Opened on market days[1] |
| October 1877 | Opened to public as Templeton Platform |
| 1905 | Name changed to Templeton |
| 15 June 1964 | Closed |
History
The station was opened as Templeton Platform in October 1877 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway, although there is evidence of trains stopping before the station was built in 1867. It was then only used for market trains until it appeared in the timetable in October 1877. It was initially open on Fridays and Saturdays only but it opened every day on 1 May 1906. 'Platform' was dropped from its name in 1905. The station closed on 15 June 1964.[2][3]
References
- Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 467
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 417. OCLC 931112387.
- Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Littlehampton: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 0711009511.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitland Line and station open |
Pembroke and Tenby Railway | Kilgetty Line and station open | ||
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