Llansantffraid railway station explained

Llansantffraid
Status:Disused
Borough:Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.7743°N -3.1521°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1863
Events:Opened
Years1:1965
Events1:Closed

Llansantffraid railway station is a former station in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1863 and closed in 1965. The station's two signal boxes, built by Dutton & Co., were moved to Oswestry and Shrewsbury.[1]

Present day

Much of the station site is still intact, with the platform retained as a conservatory onto the former trackbed, which has been converted into a children's play area. The station building is now a restaurant.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway Signal Boxes: A Review. John. Minnis. English Heritage. 7. 11 March 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003340/http://services.english-heritage.org.uk/ResearchReportsPdfs/028-2012WEB.pdf. 4 March 2016.