Groesffordd Halt railway station

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Groesffordd Halt
General information
LocationGroesffordd, Brecon, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 51°56′33″N3°20′43″W / 51.9424°N 3.3452°W / 51.9424; -3.3452 Coordinates: 51°56′33″N3°20′43″W / 51.9424°N 3.3452°W / 51.9424; -3.3452
Grid reference SO075280
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
8 September 1934Opened [1]
31 December 1962Closed

Groesffordd Halt railway station was a station situated to the east of Brecon, Powys, Wales. The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1934 and was closed in 1962. [2] The station was demolished after closure, the area covered by a housing development.

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 208
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 110. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Brecon Free Street
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
  Talyllyn Junction
Line and station closed
Watton (B&MR)
Line and station closed