Aberedw railway station
Aberedw | |
|---|---|
 Location of the former station (1994) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Aberedw, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°07′07″N 3°21′06″W / 52.1187°N 3.3518°W |
| Grid reference | SO074476 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1867 | Opened[1] |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed |
Aberedw railway station served the village of Aberedw in Powys, Wales. Aberedw Castle was demolished to build the station and some of the stone from the castle was used as track ballast.[2]
History
Opened by the Mid Wales Railway, then operated by the Cambrian Railways, it became part of the Great Western Railway. Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
Author Shaun Sewell quotes a diarist as writing about the station, in 1877, that the reader should "Please imagine a wooden hut about 12 feet long ... divided by a partition ... and he will have a very good idea of Aberedw Railway Station".[3]
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 41
- ^ "Castle Preservation: Vanished Castles". Castles of Britain. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007.
- ^ Scott, Ronnie. Three Men and a Bradshaw. Random House. pp. 302–3.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Aberedw station on navigable O. S. map
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 46-47. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwood Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Llanferedd Halt Line and station closed |
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