Builth Wells railway station

Builth Wells
The site of the station in 2014
General information
LocationLlanelwedd, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°09′13″N 3°24′06″W / 52.1535°N 3.4016°W / 52.1535; -3.4016
Grid referenceSO229428
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMid-Wales Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864opened
1962Closed[1]
Location

Builth Wells railway station, in Llanelwedd Powys Wales was opened as Builth station on 21 September 1864 by the Mid-Wales Railway, although excursions ran on 19 and 20 September. It was renamed Builth Wells station in 1865 and served the town of Builth Wells. The station closed in 1962.[1][2]

It should not be confused with Builth Road railway station (around two miles (3.5 km) northwest of Builth Wells) which still has train services.

References

  1. ^ a b "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 49-55. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Builth Road
Low Level Station
Line and station closed 		  Cambrian Railways
Mid-Wales Railway 		  Llanfaredd Halt
Line and station closed


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