Carreghofa Halt railway station

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Carreghofa Halt
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General information
Location Carreghofa, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°46′42″N3°05′55″W / 52.7783°N 3.0987°W / 52.7783; -3.0987
Grid reference SJ259206
Platforms1 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
11 April 1938Opened [1]
18 January 1965Closed [1] [2]

Carreghofa Halt railway station is a disused station in Carreghofa, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1938 and closed in 1965. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Station Name: Carreghofa Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 115. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blodwell Junction
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Nantmawr Branch
  Llanymynech
Line and station closed
Llansantffraid
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Llanfyllin Branch