Builth Road railway station

Builth Road
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General information
Location	Powys
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BHR
History
Original company	Mid Wales Railway (Llechryd) and Central Wales Extension Railway (Builth Road)
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways (Low Level) and London & North Western Railway (High Level)
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway (Low Level) and London, Midland & Scottish Railway (High Level)
Key dates
1864	Llechryd station opened
1866	Builth Road station opened
1889	Llechryd station renamed Builth Road Low Level
1962	Low Level platforms closed

Builth Road railway station is a station primarily serving the town of Builth Wells, in mid Wales. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line. The station is just over two miles (about 3.5 km) north of Builth Wells on the A470.

All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales and it is a request stop. There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.^[1]

The station uses one of the high level platforms of the former interchange station with the earlier Mid Wales Railway (closed 31 December 1962) which served the town of Builth Wells directly on its route from Cardiff to the North. The original station did not originally bear the name "Builth Road".

During the Royal Welsh Show, Arriva Trains Wales run special services with connecting buses into Builth Wells.

Terminology

The addition of the word "Road" to the name of the station indicates that the station is not located at Builth, but is some distance away on the road to Builth. Similarly, Gwinear Road, Beaulieu Road.

It is unusual in retaining the term "road": in recent times some such stations have been provided with park and ride facilities and renamed "Parkway", for example Bodmin Parkway. But it is not the only station on the line to retain the "Road" suffix, as the station serving Llanbister retains the name Llanbister Road.