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Pentrefelin railway station

Pentrefelin
General information
LocationLlanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°48′41″N 3°15′13″W / 52.8113°N 3.2536°W / 52.8113; -3.2536
Grid referenceSJ155245
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTanat Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
6 January 1904Opened[1]
15 January 1951Closed

Pentrefelin railway station was a station on the Tanat Valley Light Railway, located two miles south-east of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, Wales serving the hamlet of Pentrefelin. The station opened in 1904 and formally closed in 1951.[2] The platform was located to the east of a level crossing on a minor road to Glantanat Isaf. The platform had a corrugated iron shelter, lamps and a nameboard. There was a goods loop on the north side of the line. The platform is still extant on farmland.

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. 338. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llanrhaiadr Mochnant
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Tanat Valley Light Railway
  Llangedwyn Halt
Line and station closed