Builth Wells railway station

Builth Wells
The site of the station in 2014
General information
Location	Llanelwedd, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52°09′13″N3°24′06″W / 52.1535°N 3.4016°W / 52.1535; -3.4016
Grid reference	SO229428
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mid-Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1864	opened
1962	Closed [1]
Location

Builth Wells railway station, in Llanelwedd Powys Wales was opened as Builth station on 21 September 1864 by the Mid-Wales Railway, although excursions ran on 19 and 20 September. It was renamed Builth Wells station in 1865 and served the town of Builth Wells. The station closed in 1962. ^{[1] [2]}

It should not be confused with Builth Road railway station (around two miles (3.5 km) northwest of Builth Wells) which still has train services.

References

1. "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 49-55. ISBN   9781906008062. OCLC   288983659.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Builth Road Low Level Station Line and station closed		Cambrian Railways Mid-Wales Railway		Llanfaredd Halt Line and station closed