 Pontyberem 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 on Saturday 19 September 1953.It was on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway with Ponthenry located to the south and Pontyberem to the north of Kidwelly Junction.The railway was originally a freight only line apart from passenger trains for miners, but stations were established due to pressure from the public.