Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line

The remains of a bridge that was once part of the Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line

The Carmarthen-Aberystwyth railway line linked the two towns of Carmarthen and Aberystwyth in west Wales. It opened in the 1860s, but was closed in 1965 due to floods and the Beeching Axe. The Beeching Axe closed many railway lines in Britain during the 1960s.

Today the two towns remain very poorly linked - only 40 miles separate them but the most direct railway route between them would go through England.

Some small parts around Bronwydd Arms remain today as the Gwili Railway, but most parts are disused or destroyed entirely. In recent times there have been proposals to reopen the Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line, as part of plans for a North-South Wales railway.

The route

shown from north to south

• Aberystwyth
• Llanrhystyd Road
• Llanilar
• Felindyffryn Halt
• Trawscoed
• Caradog Falls Halt
  • unbuilt link to the Llangurig branch and Mid-Wales Railway
• Strata Florida
• Alltddu Halt
• Tregaron
• Pont Llanio
• Olmarch Halt
• Llangybi
• Derry Ormond
  • link to the Aberaeron branch
• Lampeter
• Pencarreg Halt
• Maesycrugiau
• Bryn Teifi
  • link to Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway at Llandyssul
• Pencader Junction
• Pencader
• Llanpumpsaint
• Conwil
• Bronwydd Arms
• Carmarthen Town
• Carmarthen