Heniarth railway station

Heniarth Halt railway station is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway serving the hamlet of Heniarth. This station is a request halt and lies 6 3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) from Welshpool's Raven Square terminus.[2] Alighting passengers are required to step down onto the grass as there is no platform. The railway crosses the River Banwy Bridge 200 yards to the east of the halt.

Heniarth
Station on heritage railway
LocationHeniarth, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52.663544°N 3.297949°W / 52.663544; -3.297949
Grid referenceSJ123081
Owned byWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed byWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
6 April 1903opened
9 February 1931closed for passengers
3 November 1956closed completely
6 April 1963[1]reopened

Opened as Heniarth Gate on 6 April 1903 the station was renamed 'Heniarth' on 1 February 1913.[3]

Originally the halt had a loop which catered for farm and timber traffic.[2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services on 9 February 1931.[3][4] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[4] By 1963 the line had a passenger service restored by the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway.[5]

Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 146.
  2. Rushton, Page 27
  3. Butt 1995, p. 118.
  4. Rushton, Page 6
  5. Rushton, Page 9

References
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Rushton, Gordon (2015). The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide. Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.
  • Video footage of Heniarth Halt.
  • 3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Cyfronydd   Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway   Llanfair Caereinion


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