Llanstephan Halt railway station

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Llanstephan Halt
General information
Location Llanstephan, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°03′58″N3°17′36″W / 52.0662°N 3.2933°W / 52.0662; -3.2933 Coordinates: 52°03′58″N3°17′36″W / 52.0662°N 3.2933°W / 52.0662; -3.2933
Grid reference SO113417
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
6 March 1933Opened
31 December 1962Closed [1]

Llanstephan Halt railway station, in Llanstephan, Powys, Wales, was opened by the Great Western Railway on 6 March 1933. The nameboard stated Llanstephen Radnor Halt. It was closed by British Railways on 31 December 1962. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)". British Railways in the 1960s. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 271. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Erwood
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Mid-Wales Railway
  Boughrood & Llyswen
Line and station closed