Llanwrtyd railway station

Railway station in Powys, Wales

52°06′18″N 3°37′55″W / 52.105°N 3.632°W / 52.105; -3.632Grid referenceSN883464Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLNWClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpened1867Passengers2018/19Increase 7,3682019/20Decrease 6,1682020/21Decrease 2042021/22Increase 2,7462022/23Increase 3,992
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureLlanwrtyd Wells Station & North PlatformDesignated8 January 1988Reference no.7490[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llanwrtyd railway station (also known as Llanwrtyd Wells railway station[2]) serves the town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 53+1⁄2 miles (86 km) north east of Swansea. The railway station is located at street level at Station Road near the town centre. All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

History

Station building on platform 2 (June 2013)

Opened by the LNWR on 6 May 1867,[3] as part of the company's Central Wales Extension Railway project, it is the location of one of the route's five remaining passing loops. The loop points and associated indicators were replaced as part of a £5 million project by Network Rail to renew all five loops on the line in 2010.

Facilities

The main buildings on the northbound platform still stand and whilst the station is now unstaffed (tickets must be bought on the train), a waiting room is not available within this building, a shelter near the main building is available. The main building is now run by Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport (LWCT), who use it as a community centre and meeting rooms. A public phone and customer help point is available on this side, whilst the southbound platform has a waiting shelter only. Digital information screens and timetable posters provide train running details. Step-free access is available to both platforms, though the southbound one requires the use of a steeply inclined ramp.[4]

Services

There are five trains a day in each direction - southbound to Swansea and northbound to Shrewsbury from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[5] It is the crossover point where some northbound and southbound services meet (except on Sundays), and where train crews can swap between trains.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sugar Loaf   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line 		  Llangammarch

References

  1. ^ Cadw. "Llanwrtyd Wells Station & North Platform (7490)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ Platform signage shown in https://llanwrtydcommunitytransport.org.uk/site/llwct_contact2.html
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 147. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ^ Llanrwtyd station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 7 April 2017
  5. ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Further reading

  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 81-85. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

External links

Media related to Llanwrtyd railway station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Train times and station information for Llanwrtyd railway station from National Rail