Three Cocks Junction | |
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![]() Three Cocks Junction in 1960 | |
General information | |
Location | Aberllynfi, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52°01′39″N3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°W Coordinates: 52°01′39″N3°12′55″W / 52.0274°N 3.2152°W |
Platforms | 4 [1] |
History | |
Previous names | Three Cocks |
Original company | Cambrian Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway [2] |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1864 | Opened [2] |
1962 | Closed [3] |
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Boughrood & Llyswen Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway | Talgarth Line and station closed | ||
Glasbury-on-Wye Line and station closed | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |