Scafell Halt railway station

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Scafell Halt
General information
Location Newtown, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°30′22″N3°21′14″W / 52.5060°N 3.3539°W / 52.5060; -3.3539
Grid reference SO082906
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1863Opened [1] [ page needed ]
July 1891Closed [1]
9 June 1913Reopened [2]
1952Closed to passengers [1]
1955Officially closed [1]

Scafell Halt was a railway station on the Cambrian Line, located to the west of Newtown, Powys, Wales; it was adjacent to Scafell Bridge on the River Severn. [3] The station was opened in 1863 and closed in July 1891, before reopening on 9 June 1913; it closed finally to passengers in 1952 and closed completely in 1955. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jenkins & Loader 2015
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Great Britain: OS Six Inch, 1888-1913". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Newtown (Powys)
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
  Moat Lane Junction
Line open, station closed