Boughrood & Llyswen railway station

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Boughrood & Llyswen
Boughrood & Llyswen Station site of 1860825 d25895aa.jpg
The site of the station in 1967
General information
Location Boughrood, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°02′30″N3°16′16″W / 52.0418°N 3.2712°W / 52.0418; -3.2712 Coordinates: 52°02′30″N3°16′16″W / 52.0418°N 3.2712°W / 52.0418; -3.2712
Grid reference SO128389
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Mid-Wales Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
21 September 1864Opened
31 December 1962Closed

Boughrood and Llyswen railway station, in Boughrood Powys, Wales, was opened on 21 September 1864 by the Mid-Wales Railway as Boughrood Station, although excursions ran on 19 September and 20 September. [1] It became Boughrood and Llyswen station on 1 October 1912 while under the ownership of the Cambrian Railways. On a single track main line, it had a passing loop with platforms on either side and a signal box at the northern end of the platform to Moat Lane Junction. The station closed on 31 December 1962. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 89. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Site of Boughrood & Llyswen Station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. "Boughrood & Llyswen". Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 8 March 2017.[ permanent dead link ]

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Llanstephan Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway
  Three Cocks Junction
Line and station closed