In 1845, the Great Famine of Ireland caused both mass starvation and commercial depression which deepened the following year. The Irish partners of the Great Western Railway declared that they could not continue with the proposed Dublin line. Also, Brunel was having misgivings about Fishguard due to its exposure to high winds and the decision was taken to make a port on the north shore of the Milford Haven Waterway at Neyland instead, and to extend the planned Haverfordwest branch. The South Wales Railway opened its line as far as Haverfordwest on 2 January 1854, and to Neyland on 15 April 1856. This station was named Milford Haven for some years. The name was later transferred to the station several miles west, that remains open at the present day.