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Cynghordy railway station

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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
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feet (260 m) long and was built from sandstone and brick between 1867 and 1868. The viaduct is visible, using good binoculars, from the highest Black Mountain ridges.
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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.
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and is located at street level at the end of a gravel track off a lane that is just off the main
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Cynghordy
Carmarthenshire
52°03′05″N 3°44′54″W / 52.0515°N 3.7483°W / 52.0515; -3.7483
Grid reference
SN802406
Transport for Wales
DfT category
Office of Rail and Road
Welsh pronunciation
Cynghordy
Llandovery
Carmarthenshire
Wales
Heart of Wales Line
Swansea
A483 road
Transport for Wales
Shrewsbury
request stop
National Rail
National Rail
Llandovery
Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line
Sugar Loaf
"Heritage Locations - Cynghordy Viaduct"
Cynghordy station facilities
National Rail

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