Boughrood & Llyswen railway station
Boughrood and Llyswen railway station, in Boughrood Powys, Wales, was opened on 21 September 1864 by the Mid-Wales Railway as Boughrood Station. It became Boughrood and Llyswen station on 1 October 1912 while under the ownership of the Cambrian Railways. On a single track main line, it had a passing loop with platforms on either side and a signal box at the northern end of the platform to Moat Lane Junction. The station closed on 31 December 1962.[1]
Boughrood & Llyswen | |
|---|---|
| Location | Boughrood, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.0418°N 3.2712°W |
| Grid reference | SO128389 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 September 1864 | Opened |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed |
References
- "Boughrood & Llyswen". Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 35-38. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.
- "More Western branch line wanderings". Back Track. Vol. 26 no. 256. Pendragon Publishing. August 2012. pp. 490–492. OCLC 613022303.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanstephan Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Three Cocks Junction Line and station closed |
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