Ffronfraith Halt railway station

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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 Coordinates: 52°31′48″N3°13′59″W / 52.5300°N 3.2330°W / 52.5300; -3.2330
Grid reference SO164931
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 July 1923Opened [1]
9 February 1931Closed [1]

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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

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