Ffronfraith Halt railway station

Ffronfraith Halt
General information
Location	Llanmerewig, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52°31′48″N3°13′59″W / 52.5300°N 3.2330°W / 52.5300; -3.2330
Grid reference	SO164931
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 July 1923	Opened [1]
9 February 1931	Closed [1]
Location

Ffronfraith Halt railway station was a station in Llanmerewig, Powys, Wales. The station was opened on 9 July 1923 and closed on 9 February 1931. ^{[1] [2]} It had a short and narrow platform on the east side of the line which was constructed from stone backfilled with cinders. Access was via a sloping path that led up to a bridge that spanned the line and linked to the Kerry - Abermule road. ^[1] The platform is still extant.

References

1. "Station Name: Ffronfraith Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 189. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 100-101. ISBN   9781906008291. OCLC   228374968.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Abermule Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Kerry branch		Goitre Halt Line and station closed