Dolau railway station

Dolau railway station is an unstaffed railway station with one platform serving the small village of Dolau in Powys, mid Wales. It is located on the Heart of Wales Line.

Dolau
National Rail
General information
LocationDolau, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52.295°N 3.264°W / 52.295; -3.264
Grid referenceSO139670
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeDOL
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1865
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 1,372
2018/19Decrease 1,278
2019/20Decrease 894
2020/21Decrease 30
2021/22Increase 380
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales. It is a request stop for southbound trains only - those heading towards Shrewsbury have to stop here so that the train crew can activate the controls for the adjacent half barrier level crossing.[1]

History
The station garden in 1997

The station is tended to by the Dolau Station Action Group, who has decorated the platform with plants, flowers, a wooden waiting shelter and clock. The shelter houses a guestbook as well as the awards the station has received. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a plaque at the station in 2002 commemorating her visit during the Golden Jubilee visit to Wales.[2]

Formerly known as Dolau Halt, the suffix was dropped in 1969.

Facilities

Like most other stations on the route, it has been fitted with a digital information screen and customer help point to provide train running details. It also has a bicycle rack and payphone.[3]

Services

It is served by four trains each direction Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth northbound service on weekdays only) and two trains each direction on Sundays.[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Pen-y-Bont   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Llanbister Road

References
  1. "Instructions to drivers at Dolau station" (2004) Lucas, John Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 21 July 2017
  2. "Children cheer Queen on tour"BBC News, Wales article 13 June 2002; Retrieved 21 July 2017
  3. Dolau station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. Table 129 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Further reading
  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

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