Sylfaen railway station

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Sylfaen
Station on heritage railway
Sylfaen railway station in 2009.jpg
General information
Location Sylfaen, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°38′58″N3°13′11″W / 52.649362°N 3.219703°W / 52.649362; -3.219703
Grid reference SJ176064
Owned by Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed by Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
1904opened
9 February 1931closed
1972reopened

Sylfaen railway station, located in the tiny hamlet of Sylfaen on the A548, is an unstaffed request halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 2+34 miles (4.4 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus. It has a short platform and waiting shelter.

Contents

Opened as Sylfaen Farm Siding in 1904 it was renamed 'Sylfaen Halt' on 1 February 1913. [1] Sylfaen was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931. [1]

Originally the halt had a short goods siding. [2] Parcels could be left in a box and a special blast on the engine's whistle indicated items to be collected. [2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services in 1931. [3] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956. [3]

By 1972 the line had been restored as far as Sylfaen. The station was furbished and provided with a passing loop for the beginning of the 2024 season.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 225.
  2. 1 2 Rushton, Page 24
  3. 1 2 Rushton, Page 6

References

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