Scafell Halt railway station

Scafell Halt
Scafell Halt
Location	Newtown, Powys; Wales
Coordinates	52°30′22″N 3°21′14″W / 52.5060°N 3.3539°WCoordinates: 52°30′22″N 3°21′14″W / 52.5060°N 3.3539°W
Grid reference	SO082906
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1863	Opened[page needed]
July 1891	Closed
9 June 1913	Reopened
1952	Closed to passengers
1955	Officially Closed

Scafell Halt railway station was a station to the west of Newtown, Powys, Wales. The station was adjacent to Scafell Bridge on the River Severn.^[3] The station was opened in 1863 and closed in July 1891, before reopening on 9 June 1913. The station closed to passengers in 1952 and closed completely in 1955.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jenkins & Loader 2015
^ http://www.rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ChronSupplement2.pdf^{[bare URL]}
^ "Great Britain: OS Six Inch, 1888-1913". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

Sources[]

Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway: Shrewsbury to Pwllheli. Vol. 5. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445642864. OCLC 898088602.

Further reading[]

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 114-115. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newtown (Powys) Line and station open		Great Western Railway Oswestry and Newtown Railway		Moat Lane Junction Line open, station closed

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[JenkinsLoader2015-1] Jenkins & Loader 2015

[2] ttp://www.rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ChronSupplement2.pdf^{[bare URL]}

[3] "Great Britain: OS Six Inch, 1888-1913". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

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Llanfyllin Branch	Bryngwyn Halt Carreghofa Halt Llanfechain Llanfyllin Llansantffraid
Llanidloes and Newtown Railway	Dolwen Llandinam Llanidloes Moat Lane Junction Scafell Halt
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Scafell Halt
Location	Newtown, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52°30′22″N 3°21′14″W / 52.5060°N 3.3539°W / 52.5060; -3.3539Coordinates: 52°30′22″N 3°21′14″W / 52.5060°N 3.3539°W / 52.5060; -3.3539
Grid reference	SO082906
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1863	Opened^[1]^{[page needed]}
July 1891	Closed^[1]
9 June 1913	Reopened^[2]
1952	Closed to passengers^[1]
1955	Officially Closed^[1]