Aberbran railway station served the village of Aberbran in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.
Aberbran | |
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![]() Aberbran station shortly before closure in 1962 | |
General information | |
Location | Aberbran, Powys Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Neath and Brecon Railway |
Pre-grouping | Neath and Brecon Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
14 Sept. 1868[1] | Station opens |
15 October 1962 | Station closes |
Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
The site is now a touring caravan park owned and operated by the Caravan Club.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Penpont Halt | Great Western Railway Neath and Brecon Railway |
Cradoc |
Closed railway stations in Powys | |
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Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
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Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |
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Kington and Eardisley Railway |
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Leominster and Kington Railway | |
Llanfyllin Branch |
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Llanidloes and Newtown Railway |
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Manchester and Milford Railway |
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Mawddwy Railway |
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Mid-Wales Railway |
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Neath and Brecon Railway |
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Newtown and Machynlleth Railway |
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Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
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Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway |
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Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
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Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway |
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Tanat Valley Light Railway |
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Van Railway |
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