Pentir Rhiw railway station

Pentir Rhiw railway station (alternatively, Pant-y-rhiw railway station) was a station adjacent to Talybont Reservoir in Powys, Wales. The station was opened in 1909 and closed in 1962. Pentir Rhiw had its own signal box.[2] The station building is now a Royal Navy outdoor training centre.[1]

Pentir Rhiw
Location
PlaceTalybont Reservoir
AreaPowys
Coordinates51.8569°N 3.3048°W / 51.8569; -3.3048
Grid referenceSO101184
Operations
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2 (island platform)
History
1909Opened[1]
1962Closed[1]
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

References
  1. "Anniversary of the Royal Navy's Outdoor Leadership Training Centre (OLTC)" (PDF). Talybont Matters. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. "Great Western Signal Boxes". The Great Western Archive. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newport. Middleton Press. figs. 24-28. ISBN 9781904474166. OCLC 828666902.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Talybont-on-Usk
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Brecon and Merthyr Railway		   Torpantau
Line and station closed


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