Rhayader railway station was a station serving the town of Rhayader, Powys, on the Mid Wales Railway line.
Rhayader | |
|---|---|
 Local train entering the station in 1949 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cwmdauddwr, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°18′00″N 3°31′02″W / 52.2999°N 3.5172°W |
| Grid reference | SN965679 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid Wales |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways[1] |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 September 1864 | Opened.[2] |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed.[2] |
It was opened in 1864 in Cwmdauddwr, a village on the opposite bank of the River Wye. The line, which took over 5 years to build, was closed in 1962 and dismantled within months.
The station was the junction for the Elan Valley Railway which was in operation between 1896 and 1916.
The site of the station is now occupied by Powys county council's highways department.
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- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Dewick, Tony (2005). Britain's Railways: Rail Atlas 1890 (1st ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-3031-6. OCLC 58554883.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Further reading edit
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 75-80. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marteg Halt Line and station closed |
Cambrian Railways Mid Wales Railway |
Doldowlod Line and station closed |