Talgarth railway station
Talgarth | |
|---|---|
 Talgarth station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Talgarth, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°59′45″N 3°14′07″W / 51.9958°N 3.2353°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 September 1864 | Opened[1] |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed[1] |
Talgarth railway station is a former railway station on the Mid-Wales Railway. It opened in 1864 and closed in 1962, serving the town of Talgarth in Powys, Wales.
History[edit]
The station was opened in 1864 concurrent with the opening of the Mid-Wales company line between Llanidloes and Talyllyn Junction; regular services commenced in September 1864 but special trains had run at the end of August.[2][3]
Closure came on 31 December 1962 when all lines to Brecon including the Mid-Wales line were closed.[4]
Present day[edit]
The original station buildings survive as private residence and the trackbed is now in use as part of the A479 road.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 375. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ "Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway". Eddowe's Shrewsbury Journal. Vol. 22, no. 1, 145. 31 August 1864. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Opening of the Mid-Wales Railway". Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Vol. XXXI, no. 1715. 23 September 1864. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Mowat, C.L. (1971). "The Heyday of the British Railway system: Vanishing evidence and the historian's task". Journal of Transport History. 1 (1). Leicester University Press: 3.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Cocks Junction Line and station closed |
Mid-Wales Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Trefeinon Line and station closed |
