Abercamlais railway station
Abercamlais | |
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Location | Abercamlais, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 51°57′08″N 3°30′32″W / 51.95211°N 3.50877°WCoordinates: 51°57′08″N 3°30′32″W / 51.95211°N 3.50877°W |
Grid reference | SN963293 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Neath and Brecon Railway |
Pre-grouping | Neath and Brecon Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
3 June 1867 | Station opens |
15 October 1962 | Station closes |
Abercamlais railway station was a private platform serving the Abercamlais estate in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.
History[]
Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway 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.
References[]
- 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 | ||
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Devynock and Sennybridge Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Neath and Brecon Railway |
Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Powys
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Wales railway station stubs