Abercamlais railway station

Abercamlais railway station was a private platform serving the Abercamlais estate in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.

Abercamlais
Location
PlaceAbercamlais
AreaPowys
Coordinates51.95211°N 3.50877°W / 51.95211; -3.50877
Grid referenceSN963293
Operations
Original companyNeath and Brecon Railway
Pre-groupingNeath and Brecon Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
History
3 June 1867Station opens
15 October 1962Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway Railway circa 1867, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

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References
    • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
    • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
    • Abercamlais station on navigable O. S. map
    Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
    Devynock and Sennybridge
    Line and station closed    		   Great Western Railway
    Neath and Brecon Railway    		   Penpont Halt
    Line and station closed


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