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newbridge+on+wye+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°12′53″N 3°26′35″W / 52.2148°N 3.4431°W / 52.2148; -3.4431
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Newbridge on Wye
General information
Location Newbridge on Wye, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°12′53″N 3°26′35″W / 52.2148°N 3.4431°W / 52.2148; -3.4431
Grid reference SO014584
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Mid Wales
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway [1]
Key dates
21 September 1864Opened. [2]
31 December 1962Closed. [2]

Newbridge on Wye railway station stood on the single-tracked Mid Wales Railway between Builth Wells and Rhayader. [3] It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed. The site has been cleared and now contains senior citizens' housing. An overbridge which formed the entry point to the station from the south is still in place.

History

Newbridge on Wye railway station was opened by the Mid Wales Railway on 21 September 1864. [2] The Mid Wales Railway got into financial difficulties and a working arrangement was made with the Cambrian Railways on 2 April 1888; [4] who took over the line on 24 June 1904. [4] The line later became part of the Great Western Railway. [1]

The single-tracked Mid Wales Railway line was linked to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR)'s Central Wales line, in the direction of Cilmeri, north of Builth Road Low Level Station, by means of a junction owned by the LNWR. [5]

The station along with the rest of the former Mid Wales Railway line was closed by the British Transport Commission on 31 December 1962. [2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Awdry, pages 20–21.
  2. ^ a b c d Butt, page 168
  3. ^ Dewick, page 14.
  4. ^ a b Awdry, page 34.
  5. ^ Pre-grouping Railway Junction Diagrams, page 85.

Sources

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  1-8526-0049-7. OCLC  19514063. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Dewick, Tony (2005). Britain's Railways: Rail Atlas 1890 (1st ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN  0-7110-3031-6. OCLC  58554883.

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Doldowlod   Mid Wales Railway   Builth Road
Low Level Station
  London and North Western Railway
Central Wales Railway
  Cilmeri railway station
(Line open, Station open)

newbridge+on+wye+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°12′53″N 3°26′35″W / 52.2148°N 3.4431°W / 52.2148; -3.4431
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Newbridge on Wye
General information
Location Newbridge on Wye, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°12′53″N 3°26′35″W / 52.2148°N 3.4431°W / 52.2148; -3.4431
Grid reference SO014584
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Mid Wales
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway [1]
Key dates
21 September 1864Opened. [2]
31 December 1962Closed. [2]

Newbridge on Wye railway station stood on the single-tracked Mid Wales Railway between Builth Wells and Rhayader. [3] It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed. The site has been cleared and now contains senior citizens' housing. An overbridge which formed the entry point to the station from the south is still in place.

History

Newbridge on Wye railway station was opened by the Mid Wales Railway on 21 September 1864. [2] The Mid Wales Railway got into financial difficulties and a working arrangement was made with the Cambrian Railways on 2 April 1888; [4] who took over the line on 24 June 1904. [4] The line later became part of the Great Western Railway. [1]

The single-tracked Mid Wales Railway line was linked to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR)'s Central Wales line, in the direction of Cilmeri, north of Builth Road Low Level Station, by means of a junction owned by the LNWR. [5]

The station along with the rest of the former Mid Wales Railway line was closed by the British Transport Commission on 31 December 1962. [2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Awdry, pages 20–21.
  2. ^ a b c d Butt, page 168
  3. ^ Dewick, page 14.
  4. ^ a b Awdry, page 34.
  5. ^ Pre-grouping Railway Junction Diagrams, page 85.

Sources

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  1-8526-0049-7. OCLC  19514063. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Dewick, Tony (2005). Britain's Railways: Rail Atlas 1890 (1st ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN  0-7110-3031-6. OCLC  58554883.

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Doldowlod   Mid Wales Railway   Builth Road
Low Level Station
  London and North Western Railway
Central Wales Railway
  Cilmeri railway station
(Line open, Station open)

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