Pentrefelin railway station
Appearance
Pentrefelin | |
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General information | |
Location | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52°48′41″N 3°15′13″W / 52.8113°N 3.2536°W |
Grid reference | SJ155245 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Tanat Valley Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
6 January 1904 | Opened[1] |
15 January 1951 | Closed |
Pentrefelin railway station was a station on the Tanat Valley Light Railway, located two miles south-east of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, Wales serving the hamlet of Pentrefelin. The station opened in 1904 and formally closed in 1951.[2] The platform was located to the east of a level crossing on a minor road to Glantanat Isaf. The platform had a corrugated iron shelter, lamps and a nameboard. There was a goods loop on the north side of the line. The platform is still extant on farmland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Anniversary of Tanat Valley Light Railway closure". Unseen Steam. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 338. OCLC 931112387.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Branch Lines around Oswestry. Middleton Press. fig. 87. ISBN 9781906008604. OCLC 931221159.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Llanrhaiadr Mochnant Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Tanat Valley Light Railway |
Llangedwyn Halt Line and station closed |