Llanfyllin railway station

Llanfyllin
A train stands in the single platform of Llanfyllin railway station, 1960
Location
Place	Llanfyllin
Area	Powys
Coordinates	52°45′50″N 3°15′59″W / 52.7639°N 3.2665°W / 52.7639; -3.2665Coordinates: 52°45′50″N 3°15′59″W / 52.7639°N 3.2665°W / 52.7639; -3.2665
Grid reference	SJ145192
Operations
Original company	Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
1863	Opened
1965	Closed
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Llanfyllin railway station was the terminal station of the Llanfyllin Branch of Cambrian Railways, serving the Mid-Wales market town of Llanfyllin.

The whole line opened from Llanymynech via Llansantffraid, Llanfechain and Bryngwyn in 1863, to enable access to the limestone quarries along the Llanfyllin valley.^[1] After leaving Llanymynech station, the LB crossed the Ellesmere Canal and travelled due west to Llanfyllin.

The former CR mainline from Oswestry to Newtown (Powys) closed in 1965, and so also the branchline to Llanfyllin, under British Railways' Beeching Axe. Demolished soon afterwards, the site today has been redeveloped as an industrial estate.

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.