Abercamlais railway station

Abercamlais
General information
Location	Abercamlais, Powys Wales
Coordinates	51°57′08″N3°30′32″W / 51.95211°N 3.50877°W / 51.95211; -3.50877
Grid reference	SN963293
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	3 June 1867
Closed	15 October 1962
Original company	Neath and Brecon Railway
Pre-grouping	Neath and Brecon Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Location

Abercamlais railway station was a private platform serving the Abercamlais estate in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.

History

Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway in 1867, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission in 1962.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.
• Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN   0-906899-99-0.
• Abercamlais station on navigable O. S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Devynock and Sennybridge Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Neath and Brecon Railway		Penpont Halt Line and station closed