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Welshpool railway station is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Powys, mid-Wales.It was first opened in August 1860, but the current station was opened in May 1992 to allow for track re-alignment, the same day that the original closed, and is a short distance from the original.
Ystradgynlais (English: / ˌ ʌ s t r ə d ˈ ɡ ʌ n l aɪ s /; [2] Welsh: [ˌəstradˈɡənlais] ⓘ) is a town in southwest Powys, Wales.It is located on the River Tawe, and was within the boundaries of the former county of Brecknockshire.
Sugar Loaf railway station is a railway station in Powys,Wales, and is part of the Heart of Wales Line.It is the most geographically remote station in Wales. The station is located one mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of a small but prominent knoll known as Sugar Loaf, around which the A483 road loops.
At Talerddig passing loop, the line is level for about a quarter of a mile (400 m); this is the summit of the line, at an elevation of 693 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. From this level stretch, the line descends at a gradient of 1 in 56 (1.79%), steepening to 1 in 52 (1.92%) after the first mile down to the former Llanbrynmair station .
The Mid-Wales line passenger service was withdrawn on 31 December 1962, though trains to and from this route latterly started and terminated at Moat Lane Junction. Services to Oswestry and Whitchurch via the former O&NR Cambrian main line ended in January 1965, when the route east of Buttington closed to passenger traffic as a consequence of ...
Following the format of the highly successful Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as presenter, each episode features a railway journey in south-east Asia using Bradshaw's Through Routes to the Chief Cities, and Bathing, and Health Resorts of the World (1913) [a] as a historical reference, in order to consider how ...
Llanfyllin railway station is the former terminal station of the Llanfyllin Branch of Cambrian Railways, which served the town of Llanfyllin in Powys, Wales. The whole line opened from Llanymynech via Llansantffraid , Llanfechain and Bryngwyn in 1863, to enable access to the limestone quarries along the Llanfyllin valley. [ 1 ]
Knucklas railway station serves the village of Knucklas, Powys, Wales, 34 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (55.9 km) south west of Shrewsbury. This railway station is located on a steep hill above the village. It is a request stop , so intending passengers have to signal to the driver that they wish to board the train, while those wishing to alight from the ...