Llanbrynmair railway station explained

Llanbrynmair
Status:Disused
Borough:Llanbrynmair, Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.6144°N -3.6302°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:3 January 1863
Events:Opened
Years1:14 June 1965
Events1:Closed
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Embed:yes
Designation1:Grade II
Designation1 Feature:Llanbrynmair Railway Station and house
Designation1 Date:31 January 1997
Designation1 Number:18118

Llanbrynmair railway station was a railway station on the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway (N&MR) in Mid-Wales, serving the village of Llanbrynmair.

After leaving, the N&MR crossed the River Severn and passed the Cambrian Mountains through Talerddig cutting, junctioning with the Mawddwy Railway at . It then proceeded to .

Llanbrynmair shut under the Beeching Axe in 1965, although the station building itself remains today as a private house.

After a fatality in October 1999, the adjacent level crossing was closed and the road was diverted.

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