Llanfaredd Halt railway station
Llanfaredd Halt railway station was an unstaffed railway station opened by the Great Western Railway on 7 May 1934 on the old Mid-Wales line between Builth Wells railway station and Aberedw railway station in Powys, Wales.
Llanfaredd Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | East of Builth Wells, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.1468°N 3.3633°W |
| Grid reference | SO067507 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 7 May 1934 | opened |
| 1962 | Closed[1] |
The rarely used station consisted of a small wooden platform and shelter, on the eastern side of the single line. After closure on 31 December 1962[2] the station was demolished and station area and trackbed has been levelled into a field. Not far away was a spur to the Builth Stone quarries.
References
- "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. OCLC 931112387.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. fig. 48. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builth Wells Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Aberedw Line and station closed |
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