Llanbrynmair railway station

Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair station building, well preserved after conversion to private residential accommodation, August 2006
General information
LocationLlanbrynmair, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°36′52″N 3°37′49″W / 52.6144°N 3.6302°W / 52.6144; -3.6302
Grid referenceSH896031
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewtown and Machynlleth Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 January 1863Opened[1][page needed]
14 June 1965Closed[1]
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureLlanbrynmair Railway Station and house
Designated31 January 1997
Reference no.18118[2]
Former road crossing, now closed, at Llanbrynmair station

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 Newtown (Powys), the N&MR crossed the River Severn and passed the Cambrian Mountains through Talerddig cutting, junctioning with the Mawddwy Railway at Cemmes Road. It then proceeded to Machynlleth.

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.[3] On 21 October 2024 two trains collided near the site of the former station, resulting in one fatality and 15 injuries.[4]

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  1. ^ a b Jenkins & Loader 2015
  2. ^ Cadw. "Llanbrynmair Railway Station and house (18118)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rail safety review after death". BBC. 6 May 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Man dies after collision of two trains". BBC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

Sources

  • Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway: Shrewsbury to Pwllheli. Vol. 5. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445642864. OCLC 898088602.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Commins Coch Halt
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway 		  Talerddig
Line open, station closed
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