Sylfaen railway station

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Coordinates: 52°38′58″N 3°13′11″W / 52.649362°N 3.219703°W / 52.649362; -3.219703
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Sylfaen
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationSylfaen, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°38′58″N 3°13′11″W / 52.649362°N 3.219703°W / 52.649362; -3.219703
Grid referenceSJ176064
Owned byWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed byWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
1904opened
9 February 1931closed
1972reopened

Sylfaen railway station, located in the tiny hamlet of Sylfaen on the A548, is an unstaffed request halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus. It has a short platform and waiting shelter.

Opened as Sylfaen Farm Siding in 1904 it was renamed 'Sylfaen Halt' on 1 February 1913.[1] Sylfaen was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931.[1]

Originally the halt had a short goods siding.[2] Parcels could be left in a box and a special blast on the engine's whistle indicated items to be collected.[2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services in 1931.[3] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[3]

By 1972 the line had been restored as far as Sylfaen and the station was provided with a passing loop that at present has track but no points.[4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 225.
  2. ^ a b Rushton, Page 24
  3. ^ a b Rushton, Page 6
  4. ^ Rushton, Page 10

References[edit]

  • 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.
  • Rushton, Gordon (2015). The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide. Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.

External links[edit]

  • [1] Video footage of Sylfaen Halt
  • [2] 3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion
Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Welshpool Raven Square   Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway   Castle Caereinion


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