Heniarth railway station

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Heniarth
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location Heniarth, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°39′49″N3°17′53″W / 52.663544°N 3.297949°W / 52.663544; -3.297949
Grid reference SJ123081
Owned by Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed by Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
6 April 1903opened
9 February 1931closed for passengers
3 November 1956closed completely
6 April 1963 [1] reopened

Heniarth Halt railway station is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway serving the hamlet of Heniarth. This station is a request halt and lies 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) from Welshpool's Raven Square terminus. [2] Alighting passengers are required to step down onto the grass as there is no platform. The railway crosses the River Banwy Bridge 200 yards to the east of the halt.

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Opened as Heniarth Gate on 6 April 1903 the station was renamed 'Heniarth' on 1 February 1913. [3]

Originally the halt had a loop which catered for farm and timber traffic. [2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services on 9 February 1931. [3] [4] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956. [4] By 1963 the line had a passenger service restored by the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. 1 2 Rushton, Page 27
  3. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 118.
  4. 1 2 Rushton, Page 6
  5. ↑ Rushton, Page 9

References

Preceding station HR icon.svg Heritage railways Following station
Llanfair Caereinion
Terminus
 Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Cyfronydd
towards Welshpool Raven Square


ATW 153327 at Blaenau Ffestiniog 2004-18-06.jpg

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