| 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 / 51.9958; -3.2353 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 September 1864 | Opened |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed |
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
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.
Closure came on 31 December 1962 when all lines to Brecon including the Mid-Wales line were closed.
Present day
The original station buildings survive as private residence and the trackbed is now in use as part of the A479 road.
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) . 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 |
Cambrian Railways Mid-Wales Railway |
Trefeinon Line and station closed |
