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Sylfaen Halt railway station, located in the tiny hamlet of Sylfaen on the A548, is an unstaffed request halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus. It has a short platform and waiting shelter.

Sylfaen
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Sylfaen, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52.649362°N 3.219703°W / 52.649362; -3.219703
Grid reference	SJ176064
Owned by	Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed by	Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates
1904	opened
9 February 1931	closed
1972	reopened

Opened as Sylfaen Farm Siding in 1904 it was renamed 'Sylfaen Halt' on 1 February 1913.[1] Sylfaen was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931.[1]

Originally the halt had a short goods siding.[2] Parcels could be left in a box and a special blast on the engine's whistle indicated items to be collected.[2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services in 1931.[3] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[3]

By 1972 the line had been restored as far as Sylfaen and the station was provided with a passing loop that at present has track but no points.[4]

Notes

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Rushton, Gordon (2015). The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide. Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.

External links

• Video footage of Sylfaen Halt
• 3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Welshpool Raven Square		Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway		Castle Caereinion

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