Tylwch railway station was a station in Tylwch, Powys, Wales. The station was closed in 1962.[2]
Tylwch | |
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![]() The former station master's house seen in 2012 | |
General information | |
Location | Tylwch, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155 |
Grid reference | SN969802 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1864 | Opened |
1939 | Downgraded to halt status[1] |
1962 | Closed[2] |
On 16 September 1899, an accident happened at the station in which a mail train collided with an excursion train. Five people were seriously injured and a 24-year-old woman died in the incident.[1][3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Llanidloes Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Glan-yr-Afon Halt 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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