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Llansilin Road railway station

Coordinates: 52°48′10″N 3°10′27″W / 52.8027°N 3.1743°W / 52.8027; -3.1743
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Llansilin Road
The site of the station in 2001
General information
LocationLlangedwyn, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°48′10″N 3°10′27″W / 52.8027°N 3.1743°W / 52.8027; -3.1743
Grid referenceSJ208234
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTanat Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1904Opened[1]
15 January 1951Closed

Llansilin Road railway station was a station on the Tanat Valley Light Railway in Llangedwyn, Powys, Wales. It had the "Road" suffix due to being 3 miles south from Llansilin and 4 miles by road. The station was located close to the hamlet of Pen-y-bont Llanerch Emrys, two miles east of Llangedwyn village, where the road from Llansilin joins the valley. The station opened in 1904 and formally closed in 1951.[2] The short platform was situated between the railway and the road and had a corrugated iron shelter with a forward sloping roof, two lamps and a nameboard. There was a loop on the north side to serve a cattle dock as well as a siding from the west end serving a wharf in the goods yard, all controlled by a ground frame. The platform is still extant in the goods yard site.

References

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  1. ^ "Anniversary of Tanat Valley Light Railway closure". Unseen Steam. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 271. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llangedwyn Halt
Line and station closed
  Cambrian Railways
Tanat Valley Light Railway
  Glanyrafon Halt
Line and station closed