Builth Wells railway station explained

Builth Wells
Status:Disused
Borough:Llanelwedd, Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.1535°N -3.4016°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Mid-Wales Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years1:1864
Events1:opened
Years2:1962
Events2:Closed[1]

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.[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.

Further reading

Notes and References

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