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Tylwch railway station was a station in Tylwch, Powys, Wales. The station was closed in 1962.[2]

Tylwch
The former station master's house seen in 2012
General information
LocationTylwch, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52.4101°N 3.5155°W / 52.4101; -3.5155
Grid referenceSN969802
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMid-Wales Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1939Downgraded to halt status[1]
1962Closed[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]


References


  1. "The Railway". St Harmon Community Council. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. "Tylwch". VisitorUK. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. "Disaster at Tylwch, 1899". history.powys.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llanidloes
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway
  Glan-yr-Afon Halt
Line and station closed





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