Cynghordy | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire |
Country: | Wales |
Coordinates: | 52.0515°N -3.7483°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Manager: | Transport for Wales |
Platforms: | 1 |
Code: | CYN |
Classification: | DfT category F2 |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Cynghordy railway station serves the rural community of Cynghordy near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line NaNmiles north east of Swansea and is located at street level at the end of a gravel track off a lane that is just off the main A483 road.
After departing this station heading northbound, the train crosses the Cynghordy Viaduct where panoramic views of the surrounding countryside can be seen. The grade II* listed 18-arch viaduct carries the route across the Afon Bran valley on a gentle curve - it is high and long and was built from sandstone and brick between 1867 and 1868.[1] The viaduct is visible, using good binoculars, from the highest Black Mountain ridges.
The station had no facilities whatsoever for many years but a shelter has recently been provided along with a customer help point and CIS screen.[2]
All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales (who also manage it). There are five trains a day in each direction (towards Swansea and) from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to give a hand signal to the approaching train driver to board or notify the guard when they board that they wish to alight from the train there.