Breidden railway station

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Breidden
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General information
Location Middletown, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°42′07″N3°01′55″W / 52.7019°N 3.0319°W / 52.7019; -3.0319
Grid reference SJ296151
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Pre-grouping GWR and LNWR joint
Post-grouping GWR and LMS joint
Key dates
1862opened as Middletown Hills
1 June 1919Renamed Middletown
1 February 1928Named Breidden [1]
12 September 1960Closed [2]

Breidden railway station was a station in Middletown, Powys, Wales. [3] The station closed in 1960. There was a station house and two staggered platforms as well as a goods siding. The station has been demolished.

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References

  1. "OS 1:1m to 1:63K, 1920s-1940s". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 28
  3. "Middletown". VisitorUK. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Buttington
Line open, station closed
  GWR and LNWR joint
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
  Plas-y-Court Halt
Line open, station closed