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.