Ffronfraith Halt railway station

Ffronfraith Halt railway station was a station in Llanmerewig, Powys, Wales. The station was opened on 9 July 1923 and closed on 9 February 1931.[1] It had a short and narrow platform on the east side of the line which was constructed from stone backfilled with cinders. Access was via a sloping path that led up to a bridge that spanned the line and linked to the Kerry - Abermule road.[1] The platform is still extant.

Ffronfraith Halt
Location
PlaceLlanmerewig
AreaPowys
Coordinates52.5300°N 3.2330°W / 52.5300; -3.2330
Grid referenceSO164931
Operations
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
History
9 July 1923Opened[1]
9 February 1931Closed[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. "Station Name: Ffronfraith Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 100-101. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Abermule
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Kerry branch		   Goitre Halt
Line and station closed


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