Llanrhaiadr Mochnant railway station

Not to be confused with Llanrhaiadr railway station.

Llanrhaiadr Mochnant
Llanrhaiadr Mochnant station in 1958
General information
LocationLlanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°48′55″N 3°17′10″W / 52.8153°N 3.2861°W / 52.8153; -3.2861
Grid referenceSJ133250
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTanat Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1904Opened[1]
15 January 1951closed to passengers
6 January 1964Closed[1]
Location

Llanrhaiadr Mochnant railway station was a station near Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, Wales, on the Tanat Valley Light Railway. The station opened in 1904 and closed to passengers in 1951[2] and completely in 1964.[1] The station was situated a mile south-east of the village and on the west side of a level crossing. It had two platforms and a passing loop as well as sidings to a goods yard and cattle dock.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Anniversary of Tanat Valley Light Railway closure". Inseen Steam. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 271. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llanrhaiadr Mochnant railway station.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Branch Lines around Oswestry. Middleton Press. figs. 88-92. ISBN 9781906008604. OCLC 931221159.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pedairffordd Halt
Line and station closed 		  Cambrian Railways
Tanat Valley Light Railway 		  Pentrefelin
Line and station closed


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