Cerist railway station

Cerist
The site of the station in 1986
General information
LocationLlanidloes, Montgomeryshire
Wales
Coordinates52°28′54″N 3°31′48″W / 52.4818°N 3.5299°W / 52.4818; -3.5299
Grid referenceSN962882
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyVan Railway
Pre-groupingVan Railway
Key dates
1 December 1873 (1873-12-01)Opened
July 1879Closed to passengers
4 November 1940 (1940-11-04)Closed to goods

Cerist railway station served the town of Llanidloes, in the historical county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, from 1873 to 1940 on the Van Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1873 by the Van Railway. It was a request stop, where trains only stopped on Tuesday. The last trains were shown in the timetable in October 1875 but Trains were shown again in September 1876. Its name was shown as Cerist Siding in the handbook of stations. The station closed to passengers in July 1879[1][2] and closed to goods on 4 November 1940.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Probable site of Cerist 'station' on Van... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 119. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Van: site of Garth & Van Road station,... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Trefeglwys
Line and station closed 		  Van Railway   Garth and Van Road
Line and station closed


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