Cynghordy railway station (Welsh pronunciation) serves the rural community of Cynghordy near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 46+3⁄4 miles (75 km) 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.

Cynghordy
General information
Location	Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire Wales
Coordinates	52.0515°N 3.7483°W / 52.0515; -3.7483
Grid reference	SN802406
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CYN
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers
2016/17	994
2017/18	1,170
2018/19	1,046
2019/20	1,430
2020/21	28
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and 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 102 feet (31 m) high and 850 feet (260 m) 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.

Facilities

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]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales (who also manage it). There are four trains a day in each direction (towards Swansea and Shrewsbury) from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[3] 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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llandovery		Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line		Sugar Loaf

References

Further reading

• Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 93-99. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

External links

Media related to Cynghordy railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Cynghordy railway station from National Rail

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