Midland Counties Dairy bought and operated the creamery at Cilcewydd. A siding from the station gave access for milk trains to the creamery.
About 100 metres north of the station were exchange sidings with the narrow gauge Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway which opened for freight traffic in 1903 and closed in 1956 with a separate station serving passenger traffic until 1931. By 2017 the only remains are part of the cattle dock which has mixed gauge track embedded into concrete track bed. All other remains of this station and the site of the railway were obliterated by the construction of the new A483 road.
PresentEdit
The present Welshpool station
There was some severe rationalisation of services under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, with the old Cambrian main line to Whitchurch via Oswestry closed to passengers in January 1965 and most local stations towards Aberystwyth following suit later that year. Two of the four platforms at the old station were later taken out of use.[1] Subsequent development of the A483 road Welshpool bypass (opened in July 1993)[2] required the railway line to be shifted to the south. To enable this the original station was closed, and a new single island platform constructed by British Rail south of it, to allow realignment in May 1992.
The replacement station platform is reached by a pedestrian bridge crossing both the railway and the A483, with long uncovered inclines to the north and stepped access from the south. There are no facilities beyond a ticket vending machine, small shelter, bench seating, passenger information displays and a customer help point (though the National Rail Enquiries station page does have directions to a local travel agent with National Rail ticketing facilities).[3] The original station building can still be seen across the road, and has been converted into a shop and café.
The passing loop was later extended to 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to allow for an hourly train service, and to reduce the impact of delays on the line.
ServicesEdit
Trains run from here westwards to Machynlleth and then either Aberystwyth or Pwllheli via Barmouth (most trains convey a portion for both routes) and eastwards to Shrewsbury & Birmingham International. There is a basic two-hourly service each way - on weekdays & Saturdays with additional hourly Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth services until mid morning & again during late afternoon and early evenings. On Sundays there is a two-hourly service on the Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth axis, but only a limited service along the coast to/from Pwllheli (three in summer and one in winter).[4]
^Welshpool station facilities National Rail Enquiries
^GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 76 (Network Rail)
Further readingEdit
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. pp. 64–77. ISBN9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.
External linksEdit
Media related to Welshpool railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Train times and station information for Welshpool railway station from National Rail
October 20, 2023
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For the railway station in Western Australia see Welshpool railway station Perth For former station in Victoria Australia see Welshpool railway station Victoria Welshpool railway station on the Cambrian Line in Powys mid Wales serves the town of Welshpool Welsh Y Trallwng WelshpoolWelsh Y TrallwngGeneral informationLocationWelshpool PowysWalesCoordinates52 39 27 N 3 08 24 W 52 657469 N 3 139947 W 52 657469 3 139947Grid referenceSJ229072Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms2Other informationStation codeWLPClassificationDfT category F1Key dates14 August 1860opened18 May 1992 1 Original station closed and new station opened on track realignment Passengers2017 18180 4862018 19181 7682019 20165 7242020 2133 7822021 2298 128NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 History 2 Present 3 Services 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory Edit nbsp G J Churchward designed GWR 4300 Class 2 6 0 No 7309 exits the locomotive depot at Welshpool in 1957Built by the Oswestry amp Newtown Railway the original station opened on 14 August 1860 1 The line was initially operated by the London amp North Western Railway before being absorbed by the Cambrian Railways which became part of the Great Western Railway at the grouping which came into effect on 1 January 1923 Midland Counties Dairy bought and operated the creamery at Cilcewydd A siding from the station gave access for milk trains to the creamery About 100 metres north of the station were exchange sidings with the narrow gauge Welshpool amp Llanfair Light Railway which opened for freight traffic in 1903 and closed in 1956 with a separate station serving passenger traffic until 1931 By 2017 the only remains are part of the cattle dock which has mixed gauge track embedded into concrete track bed All other remains of this station and the site of the railway were obliterated by the construction of the new A483 road Present Edit nbsp The present Welshpool stationThere was some severe rationalisation of services under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s with the old Cambrian main line to Whitchurch via Oswestry closed to passengers in January 1965 and most local stations towards Aberystwyth following suit later that year Two of the four platforms at the old station were later taken out of use 1 Subsequent development of the A483 road Welshpool bypass opened in July 1993 2 required the railway line to be shifted to the south To enable this the original station was closed and a new single island platform constructed by British Rail south of it to allow realignment in May 1992 The replacement station platform is reached by a pedestrian bridge crossing both the railway and the A483 with long uncovered inclines to the north and stepped access from the south There are no facilities beyond a ticket vending machine small shelter bench seating passenger information displays and a customer help point though the National Rail Enquiries station page does have directions to a local travel agent with National Rail ticketing facilities 3 The original station building can still be seen across the road and has been converted into a shop and cafe The passing loop was later extended to 2 5 miles 4 0 km to allow for an hourly train service and to reduce the impact of delays on the line Services EditTrains run from here westwards to Machynlleth and then either Aberystwyth or Pwllheli via Barmouth most trains convey a portion for both routes and eastwards to Shrewsbury amp Birmingham International There is a basic two hourly service each way on weekdays amp Saturdays with additional hourly Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth services until mid morning amp again during late afternoon and early evenings On Sundays there is a two hourly service on the Shrewsbury Aberystwyth axis but only a limited service along the coast to from Pwllheli three in summer and one in winter 4 Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationShrewsbury Transport for WalesCambrian Line NewtownDisused railwaysButtingtonLine open station closed Great Western RailwayOswestry amp Newtown Railway FordenLine open station closed nbsp Heritage railwaysWalking connection with Welshpool Raven Square on the Welshpool amp Llanfair Light RailwayReferences Edit a b c Disused Stations Welshpool 1st Site Hansard Welshpool station facilities National Rail Enquiries GB eNRT May 2017 Edition Table 76 Network Rail Further reading EditMitchell Vic Smith Keith 2008 Shrewsbury to Newtown Middleton Press pp 64 77 ISBN 9781906008291 OCLC 228374968 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Welshpool railway station at Wikimedia Commons Train times and station information for Welshpool railway station from National Rail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Welshpool railway station amp oldid 1176489630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
