Cyfronydd railway station explained

Cyfronydd
Type:Station on heritage railway
Borough:Cyfronydd, Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.6605°N -3.2754°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Manager:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms:2
Years:6 April 1903
Events:opened
Years1:9 February 1931
Events1:closed for passengers
Years2:3 November 1956
Events2:closed completely
Years3:6 April 1963
Events3:reopened

Cyfronydd railway station lies from Welshpool's Raven Square station on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in Mid Wales. This is where trains pass each other when a two train service is operating. Passengers are able to alight and join trains here. The station serves the hamlet of Cyfronydd on the main Dolgellau to Welshpool road as well as Cyfronydd Hall.[1]

Cyfronydd Hall, where former Foreign Secretary William Hague lives, is nearby.[2]

Opened on 6 April 1903 it was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931. It was the Great Western Railway that withdrew passenger services in 1931.[3] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Rushton, Page 27
  2. News: William Hague splashes out on £2.5million Welsh country estate . Ward . Victoria . Daily Telegraph . 15 January 2015 . 9 October 2017.
  3. Rushton, Page 6
  4. Rushton, Page 6