Scafell Halt railway station

Scafell Halt
General information
LocationNewtown, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°30′22″N 3°21′14″W / 52.5060°N 3.3539°W / 52.5060; -3.3539
Grid referenceSO082906
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1863Opened[1]
July 1891Closed[1]
9 June 1913Reopened[2]
1952Closed to passengers[1]
1955Officially closed[1]
Location

Scafell Halt was a railway station on the Cambrian Line, located to the west of Newtown, Powys, Wales; it was adjacent to Scafell Bridge on the River Severn.[3] The station was opened in 1863 and closed in July 1891, before reopening on 9 June 1913; it closed finally to passengers in 1952 and closed completely in 1955.[1] The station building was later converted to a private house.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jenkins & Loader 2015
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Great Britain: OS Six Inch, 1888-1913". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

Sources

  • Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway: Shrewsbury to Pwllheli. Vol. 5. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445642864. OCLC 898088602.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 114-115. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Moat Lane Junction
Line open, station closed 		  Cambrian Railways
Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 		  Newtown (Powys)
Line and station open


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