Wikipedia
Glanyrafon Halt railway station
Glanyrafon Halt railway station was a station on the Tanat Valley Light Railway, located a mile west of Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, England on the south side of the River Tanat. The station opened in 1904 and closed in 1951. It was located on the east side of an occupation crossing and could be accessed by a footbridge across the river from the hamlet of Glan-yr-afon.
Glanyrafon Halt | |
|---|---|
The site of the station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Llanyblodwel, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°48′26″N 3°09′00″W / 52.8073°N 3.1500°W |
| Grid reference | SJ224239 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Tanat Valley Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1904 | Opened[1] |
| 15 January 1951 | Closed |
References edit
- ^ "Anniversary of Tanat Valley Light Railway closure". Unseen Steam. from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
Further reading edit
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Branch Lines around Oswestry. Middleton Press. fig. 81. ISBN 9781906008604. OCLC 931221159.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llansilin Road Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Tanat Valley Light Railway | Llanyblodwel Halt Line and station closed |