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Llangynog railway station

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Former railway station in Powys, Wales

Llangynog
The site of the station in 1992
General information
LocationLlangynog, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°49′32″N 3°24′19″W / 52.8256°N 3.4054°W / 52.8256; -3.4054
Grid referenceSJ053263
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTanat Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1904Opened
15 January 1951Closed for passengers
1 July 1952Closed for freight

Llangynog railway station was the western terminus station of the Tanat Valley Light Railway in Llangynog, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1904, closed for passengers in 1951 and closed completely in 1952. It had a single platform and a run round loop with sidings serving a goods yard on the north side. The site is now occupied by a caravan park.

References

  1. Daniels, G.; Dench, L. (1973). Passengers No More (2nd ed.). Ian Allan. p. 71. ISBN 9780711004382. OCLC 2554248.
  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


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Cambrian Railways
Tanat Valley Light Railway
  Penybontfawr
Line and station closed
Closed railway stations in Powys
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Kington and Eardisley Railway
Leominster and Kington Railway
Llanfyllin Branch
Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
Manchester and Milford Railway
Mawddwy Railway
Mid-Wales Railway
Neath and Brecon Railway
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway
Tanat Valley Light Railway
Van Railway


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