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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