Stanner Halt railway station

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Stanner
General information
LocationStanner, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°13′02″N3°04′57″W / 52.2172°N 3.0826°W / 52.2172; -3.0826
Grid reference SO260582
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Kington and Eardisley Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
25 September 1875Opened
28 July 1945Name changed to Stanner Halt [1]
5 February 1951Closed

Stanner railway station was a station in Stanner, Powys, Wales. The station was opened by the Kington and Eardisley Railway in 1875.

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 401. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dolyhir
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Kington and Eardisley Railway
  Kington
Line and station closed