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Kerry railway station

Coordinates: 52°30′18″N 3°14′01″W / 52.5049°N 3.2337°W / 52.5049; -3.2337
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Kerry
The site of the station in 2001
General information
LocationGlanmule, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°30′18″N 3°14′01″W / 52.5049°N 3.2337°W / 52.5049; -3.2337
Grid referenceSO162903
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
July 1863Opened[1]
9 February 1931Closed to passengers[1]
1 May 1956Closed[1]

Kerry railway station was a station in Glanmule, Powys, Wales. The station was opened in July 1863, closed to passengers on 9 February 1931[2] and closed completely on 1 May 1956.[1] The station was located a mile from Kerry within the fork of the Kerry and Sarn road (the A489) and the Abermule road (B4368) to the west of the Afon Miwl. The branch was single track and the station had a single platform located on the south side of the line. It was provided with an attractive cottage ornée building consisting of a two-storey station house and contiguous single-storey office range. The gables were adorned with pierced bargeboards.

At the west end of the platform there was a turntable. The station also had goods facilities located on the north side of the branch, which included two sidings, a goods shed and a loading ramp. There was also an engine shed on east side of the site.[1] Only the station building remains today. It is used as a private residence.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Station Name: Kerry". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 246. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Goitre Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Kerry branch
  Terminus