Abercamlais railway station

Abercamlais railway station was a private platform serving the Abercamlais estate in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.

Abercamlais
General information
LocationAbercamlais, Powys
Wales
Coordinates51°57′08″N 3°30′32″W / 51.95211°N 3.50877°W / 51.95211; -3.50877
Grid referenceSN963293
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNeath and Brecon Railway
Pre-groupingNeath and Brecon Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 June 1867Station opens
15 October 1962Station closes

History edit

Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway in 1867, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission in 1962.

References edit

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
  • Abercamlais station on navigable O. S. map


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Devynock and Sennybridge
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Neath and Brecon Railway
  Penpont Halt
Line and station closed