Breidden railway station

Breidden
General information
LocationMiddletown, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°42′07″N 3°01′55″W / 52.7019°N 3.0319°W / 52.7019; -3.0319
Grid referenceSJ296151
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyShrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Pre-groupingGWR and LNWR joint
Post-groupingGWR and LMS joint
Key dates
1862opened as Middletown Hills
1 June 1919Renamed Middletown
1 February 1928Named Breidden[1]
12 September 1960Closed [2]
Location

Breidden railway station was a station in Middletown, Powys, Wales.[3] The station closed in 1960. There was a station house and two staggered platforms as well as a goods siding. The station has been demolished.

References

  1. ^ "OS 1:1m to 1:63K, 1920s-1940s". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 28
  3. ^ "Middletown". VisitorUK. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. fig. 58. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Buttington
Line open, station closed 		  GWR and LNWR joint
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway 		  Plas-y-Court Halt
Line open, station closed


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