Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway

The Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway was a British railway company in South Wales.

The Company was incorporated on August 7, 1854 a railway from Carmarthen to Cardigan to build. On 3 September 1861, the first section of the broad gauge of 2.14 meters established route of Carmarthen was opened after Conwil. The South Wales Railway was entrusted with the operation. Since the revenue does not even cover the cost has already been set back by the end of the operation. A re-opening took place on 12 August 1861. March 28, 1864, the route to Pencader and on 3 June 1864 to Llandysul taken into operation. In November 1864, the company was placed in receivership. The Board received in 1867 the right to dispose of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, the bankruptcy trustee, however, finished until 1878 its activities. 1872 the line was converted to standard gauge.

On August 22, 1881, the Great Western Railway took over the company. The GWR extended the route to Newcastle Emlyn. A further extension up to Cardigan no longer took place.

Today, operate on a section of track at the Carmarthen Gwili Railway and on a section in the Teifi Valley Railway Museum Henllan railway companies.