Rhayader
Local train entering the station in 1949
General information
LocationCwmdauddwr, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°18′00″N 3°31′02″W / 52.2999°N 3.5172°W / 52.2999; -3.5172
Grid referenceSN965679
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMid Wales
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways[1]
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 September 1864Opened.[2]
31 December 1962Closed.[2]
The station in July 1962
Platform scene shortly before closure

Rhayader railway station was a station serving the town of Rhayader, Powys, on the Mid Wales Railway line.

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.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Awdry, pages 20–21.
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 196

Sources

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Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Marteg Halt
Line and station closed 		  Cambrian Railways
Mid Wales Railway 		  Doldowlod
Line and station closed
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