Sylfaen railway station
Sylfaen Halt railway station, located in the tiny hamlet of Sylfaen on the A548, is an unstaffed request halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 2 3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus. It has a short platform and waiting shelter.
Sylfaen | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
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Location | Sylfaen, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52.649362°N 3.219703°W |
Grid reference | SJ176064 |
Owned by | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway |
Managed by | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Key dates | |
1904 | opened |
9 February 1931 | closed |
1972 | reopened |
Opened as Sylfaen Farm Siding in 1904 it was renamed 'Sylfaen Halt' on 1 February 1913.[1] Sylfaen was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931.[1]
Originally the halt had a short goods siding.[2] Parcels could be left in a box and a special blast on the engine's whistle indicated items to be collected.[2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services in 1931.[3] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[3]
By 1972 the line had been restored as far as Sylfaen and the station was provided with a passing loop that at present has track but no points.[4]
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 225.
- Rushton, Page 24
- Rushton, Page 6
- Rushton, Page 10
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.
External links
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Welshpool Raven Square | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway | Castle Caereinion |