Aberbran railway station

Aberbran
General information
Location	Powys
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Neath and Brecon Railway
Pre-grouping	Neath and Brecon Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1867	Station opens
15 October 1962	Station closes

Aberbran railway station served the village of Aberbran in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.

History

Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The site is now a touring caravan park owned and operated by the Caravan Club.

References

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ISBN 1-85260-508-1
• A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ISBN 0-906899-99-0

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Penpont Halt		Great Western Railway Neath and Brecon Railway		Cradoc

External links

• Campsite volunteer co-ordinator given framed ticket [1]
• Caravan Club page on site now [2]
• Aberbran station on navigable O. S. map