Tenby Railway Station

About Tenby Railway Station

Tenby railway station serves the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies on the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line operated by the Arriva Trains Wales train operating company, who also manage the station. HistoryThe first station at Tenby was opened by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as the terminus of a line from the Pembroke direction on 6 August 1863. This original terminus station was low-lying and when the decision was made to extend the line to Whitland, a new railway was constructed from the existing Pembroke and Tenby line, at a point called Black Rock Junction, which then climbed to the higher level necessary for the extension. The new Tenby station was opened on 4 September 1866. The original station was then used for freight traffic and became known as "Tenby Lower Yard". It was closed and removed in 1965. The present station buildings date from 1871 and were designed by James Szlumper and built in Bath stone. The original cast iron canopy is still in place. A later passenger footbridge now links the two platforms. To the north of the station is a viaduct carrying the Whitland extension line. It has seven arches and is 136 yards (125 metres) in length. It is a Grade II listed structure. SignallingTenby has had two signal boxes. The first, of timber construction, opened in 1895 and closed in 1956. Its successor opened in the same year and closed in 1988.

Tenby Railway Station Description

Tenby railway station serves the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies on the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line operated by the Arriva Trains Wales train operating company, who also manage the station. HistoryThe first station at Tenby was opened by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as the terminus of a line from the Pembroke direction on 6 August 1863. This original terminus station was low-lying and when the decision was made to extend the line to Whitland, a new railway was constructed from the existing Pembroke and Tenby line, at a point called Black Rock Junction, which then climbed to the higher level necessary for the extension. The new Tenby station was opened on 4 September 1866. The original station was then used for freight traffic and became known as "Tenby Lower Yard". It was closed and removed in 1965. The present station buildings date from 1871 and were designed by James Szlumper and built in Bath stone. The original cast iron canopy is still in place. A later passenger footbridge now links the two platforms. To the north of the station is a viaduct carrying the Whitland extension line. It has seven arches and is 136 yards (125 metres) in length. It is a Grade II listed structure. SignallingTenby has had two signal boxes. The first, of timber construction, opened in 1895 and closed in 1956. Its successor opened in the same year and closed in 1988.

More about Tenby Railway Station

Tenby Railway Station is located at SA70 7 Tenby, Pembrokeshire
+44 845 050 7080
http://nationalrail.co.uk/stations/ten/details.html

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