Llanfyllin railway station is the former terminal station of the Llanfyllin Branch of Cambrian Railways, which served the town of Llanfyllin in Powys, Wales.
Llanfyllin | |
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![]() Site of Llanfyllin station in 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | Llanfyllin, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52.7639°N 3.2665°W / 52.7639; -3.2665 |
Grid reference | SJ145192 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1863 | Opened |
1965 | Closed |
The whole line opened from Llanymynech via Llansantffraid, Llanfechain and Bryngwyn in 1863, to enable access to the limestone quarries along the Llanfyllin valley.[1] After leaving Llanymynech station, the LB crossed the Ellesmere Canal and travelled due west to Llanfyllin.
The former CR mainline from Oswestry to Welshpool closed in 1965, and so also the branchline to Llanfyllin, under British Railways' Beeching Axe. The goods shed and station survive, albeit as part of the industrial estate which now occupies the old station site. The street leading to it is still called Station Road.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Cambrian Railways Llanfyllin Branch |
Bryngwyn Halt Line and station closed |
Closed railway stations in Powys | |
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Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway | |
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |
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Kington and Eardisley Railway |
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Leominster and Kington Railway | |
Llanfyllin Branch | |
Llanidloes and Newtown Railway | |
Manchester and Milford Railway | |
Mawddwy Railway | |
Mid-Wales Railway |
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Neath and Brecon Railway |
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Newtown and Machynlleth Railway | |
Oswestry and Newtown Railway | |
Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway | |
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway | |
Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway | |
Tanat Valley Light Railway | |
Van Railway | |
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