Garth and Van Road railway station

Garth and Van Road
Garth and Van Road
General information
Location	Garth, Montgomeryshire ; Wales
Coordinates	52°28′29″N3°32′49″W / 52.4748°N 3.547°W
Grid reference	SN950874
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Van Railway
Pre-grouping	Van Railway
Key dates
1 December 1873	Opened
July 1879	Closed to passengers
1 November 1940	Closed to goods
Location
Location

Last updated December 21, 2025

Garth and Van Road railway station served the village of Garth, in the historical county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, from 1873 to 1940 on the Van Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1873 by the Van Railway. It closed to passengers in July 1879, although there were excursions in 1880 and the schoolchildren continued to be taken to school.^[1] It closed to goods on 1 November 1940.^[2]

References

↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 191. OCLC 931112387.
↑ "Van: site of Garth & Van Road station,... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Cerist Line and station closed		Van Railway		Terminus

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 191. OCLC 931112387.

[GarthandVanRoadStationInfo-2] "Van: site of Garth & Van Road station,... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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