Porthywaen Halt railway station

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Porthywaen Halt
Porthywaen Halt, near Llynclys - geograph.org.uk - 155442.jpg
The site of Porthywaen Halt, in 2006
General information
Location Porth-y-waen, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°48′39″N3°04′57″W / 52.8107°N 3.0826°W / 52.8107; -3.0826
Grid reference SJ270242
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Tanat Valley Light Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
6 January 1904Opened
15 January 1951Closed

Porthywaen Halt railway station was a station in Porth-y-waen, Shropshire, England, on the Tanat Valley Railway and the Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway. The station opened in 1904 and closed in 1951. [1] [2] The short platform had a shelter and there was also signal box at the east end which controlled access to the quarry branches. Cambrian Heritage Railways has plans to re-open the station as part of its aim of reopening the line from Gobowen to Blodwel. The platform is still extant.

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 189. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 349. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blodwell Junction
Line and station closed
  Cambrian Railways
Tanat Valley Light Railway
  Oswestry
Line and station closed