Llanwrtyd railway station
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General information | |||||
Location | Llanwrtyd Wells,Powys Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 52°06′18″N3°37′55″W/ 52.105°N 3.632°W | ||||
Grid reference | SN883464 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LNW | ||||
Classification | DfT categoryF2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1867 | ||||
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Listed Building– Grade II | |||||
Feature | Llanwrtyd Wells Station & North Platform | ||||
Designated | 8 January 1988 | ||||
Reference no. | 7490[1] | ||||
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Llanwrtyd railway station(also known asLlanwrtyd Wells railway station[2]) serves the town ofLlanwrtyd Wells,Powys,Wales.The station is on theHeart of Wales Line53+1⁄2miles (86 km) north east ofSwansea.Therailway stationis located at street level at Station Road near the town centre. All trains serving the station are operated byTransport for Wales.
History[edit]
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Opened by theLNWRon 6 May 1867,[3]as part of the company's Central Wales Extension Railway project, it is the location of one of the route's five remainingpassing loops.The loop points and associated indicators were replaced as part of a £5 million project byNetwork Railto renew all five loops on the line in 2010.
Facilities[edit]
The main buildings on the northbound platform still stand and whilst the station is now unstaffed (tickets must be bought on the train), a waiting room is not available within this building, a shelter near the main building is available. The main building is now run by Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport (LWCT), who use it as a community centre and meeting rooms. A public phone and customer help point is available on this side, whilst the southbound platform has a waiting shelter only. Digital information screens and timetable posters provide train running details. Step-free access is available to both platforms, though the southbound one requires the use of a steeply inclined ramp.[4]
Services[edit]
There are five trains a day in each direction - southbound to Swansea and northbound toShrewsburyfrom Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[5]It is the crossover point where some northbound and southbound services meet (except on Sundays), and where train crews can swap between trains.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Sugar Loaf | Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line |
Llangammarch |
References[edit]
- ^Cadw."Llanwrtyd Wells Station & North Platform (7490)".National Historic Assets of Wales.Retrieved28 October2021.
- ^Platform signage shown inhttps://llanwrtydcommunitytransport.org.uk/site/llwct_contact2.html
- ^Butt, R.V.J. (1995).The Directory of Railway Stations.Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 147.ISBN1-85260-508-1.R508.
- ^Llanrwtyd station facilitiesNational Rail Enquiries;Retrieved 7 April 2017
- ^Table 130National Railtimetable, December 2022
Further reading[edit]
- Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.).Craven Arms to Llandeilo.West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 81-85.ISBN9781906008352.OCLC648080889.
External links[edit]
Media related toLlanwrtyd railway stationat Wikimedia Commons
- Train timesandstation informationfor Llanwrtyd railway station fromNational Rail
- Railway stations in Powys
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867
- Heart of Wales Line
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
- 1867 establishments in Wales
- Llanwrtyd Wells
- Grade II listed buildings in Powys
- Grade II listed railway stations in Wales