page_title: Pontyates railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Pontyates railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Level crossing at dismantled railway, Pont-iets
context_page_description: Pontyates railway station was opened in 1909 It continued to serve the inhabitants of the Pontyates / Pont-iets area and hinterland between 1909 and 1953; it was one of several stations opened on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
context_section_description: Pontyates station was opened on 1 February 1909 by the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway on the Kidwelly and Cwmmawr section of the line and was closed by the Great Western Railway in 1953 with the last passenger train on the line running on Saturday 19 September 1953. It was on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway with Trimsaran Road located to the south and Ponthenry to the north.
  The railway was originally a freight only line, built on the route of the old Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal and prone to flooding, but stations were established due to pressure from the public, Pontyates being a significant size due to the number of collieries in the area. The freight service continued for coal traffic until 1996 by which time the last of the local collieries had closed down. In 2011 a single track line was still is situ and the platform on the eastern side was present but all the station buildings had been demolished. Bridgend and Rhwyth public houses stood nearby.
caption: The level crossing site at Pontyates Station.
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