Llangadog Railway Station

Llangadog railway station serves the village of Llangadog near Llandeilo, West Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 36½ miles (59 km) north east of Swansea. The station is located at street level at Station Road beside the River Bran. The Garn Goch Iron Age hill fort is about three miles away from this station. All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. Like several others on the line, it has an automated half barrier level crossing at one end (in this case the northern one). The barrier sequence for northbound trains has to be initiated by the train crew, so the booked stop here for these is a mandatory one. Southbound trains trigger the crossing using a treadle on approach, so only have to stop here on request. HistoryThe station was opened by the Vale of Towy Railway in 1858 and once had a siding accessing the Co-op Wholesale Society creamery, allowing milk trains to access the site. After rail access ceased in the late 1970s, the creamery continued to operate until 2005, when it closed with the loss of 200 jobs. The site is now occupied by a pet food factory.

Llangadog railway station serves the village of Llangadog near Llandeilo, West Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 36½ miles (59 km) north east of Swansea. The station is located at street level at Station Road beside the River Bran. The Garn Goch Iron Age hill fort is about three miles away from this station. All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. Like several others on the line, it has an automated half barrier level crossing at one end (in this case the northern one). The barrier sequence for northbound trains has to be initiated by the train crew, so the booked stop here for these is a mandatory one. Southbound trains trigger the crossing using a treadle on approach, so only have to stop here on request. HistoryThe station was opened by the Vale of Towy Railway in 1858 and once had a siding accessing the Co-op Wholesale Society creamery, allowing milk trains to access the site. After rail access ceased in the late 1970s, the creamery continued to operate until 2005, when it closed with the loss of 200 jobs. The site is now occupied by a pet food factory.