Watton (B&MR) railway station

Watton
General information
Location	Brecon, Powys Wales
Coordinates	51°56′36″N3°22′45″W / 51.9434°N 3.3792°W / 51.9434; -3.3792
Grid reference	SO052281
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Railway
Key dates
1863	Opened [1]
1 March 1871	Closed [2]
Location

Watton railway station was a station situated in Brecon, Powys, Wales. The station was opened by the Brecon and Merthyr Railway in 1863. ^[1] It closed in 1871 when services were diverted to Brecon Free Street railway station.

References

1. "Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway". Welsh Railways Research Circle. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 93. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newport. Middleton Press. fig. 10. ISBN   9781904474166. OCLC   828666902.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Northern section		Talyllyn Junction Line and station closed