Cynghordy railway station () serves the rural community of Cynghordy near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line between Llandovery and Sugar Loaf, from Craven Arms South Junction, 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.
History The station opened on 8 June 1868. The station previously had a passing loop but no second platform.
Facilities The station had no facilities whatsoever for many years but a shelter is now provided along with a customer help point and CIS screen.
Passenger volume The station is among the least used stations within Wales; in the 2023–24 period, it was the tenth-least used. +Passenger volume at Cynghordy2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1,8711,7411,2821,4301,6601,3961,6281,1661,7521,3121,2861,1049941,1701,0461,430286141,1121,0121,188 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services 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.
Community rail The station, along with all others on the line, is promoted by the Heart of Wales Community Rail Partnership.
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