Rhayader railway station was a station serving the town of Rhayader, Powys, on the Mid Wales Railway line.
Rhayader | |
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General information | |
Location | Cwmdauddwr, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52.2999°N 3.5172°W / 52.2999; -3.5172 |
Grid reference | SN965679 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Mid Wales |
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways[1] |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
21 September 1864 | Opened.[2] |
31 December 1962 | Closed.[2] |
It was opened in 1864 in Cwmdauddwr, a village on the opposite bank of the River Wye. The line, which took over 5 years to build, was closed in 1962 and dismantled within months.
The station was the junction for the Elan Valley Railway which was in operation between 1896 and 1916.
The site of the station is now occupied by Powys county council's highways department.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Marteg Halt Line and station closed |
Cambrian Railways Mid Wales Railway |
Doldowlod Line and station closed |
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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