Llandinam railway station

Llandinam
Site of Llandinam railway station,
next to the River Severn, in 2017
General information
LocationLlandinam, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°29′11″N 3°26′17″W / 52.4863°N 3.4380°W / 52.4863; -3.4380
Grid referenceSO023886
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLlanidloes and Newtown Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1859opened
1962closed

Llandinam railway station was a station serving Llandinam, Powys, on the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway (L&NR) line.[1] The L&NR was authorised in August 1853; construction began in October 1855 and the line was opened between those points for goods traffic only on 30 April 1859 – passengers were carried from 31 August 1859. Llandinam was one of three intermediate stations on the 13-mile line.[2] The station was opened in 1859 by David Davies who was born in Llandinam and was a major contractor for building the line.[3][4] In July 1864 the L&NR amalgamated with three other railways to create the Cambrian Railways,[5] which in January 1922 amalgamated with the Great Western Railway which itself became part of British Railways in 1948.[6]

It closed to passengers at the end of 1962, and finally to goods in 1967.[6]

The station fronted the River Severn beyond Llandinam Bridge and is now a private dwelling.[7] There remains a section of track embedded in the road from the A470 to Broneirion at the former level crossing site.

  1. ^ "Llanidloes & Newtown Railway". Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ Kidner, Roger W. (1992) [1954]. The Cambrian Railways. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-85361-439-3. OL55.
  3. ^ "Llandinam Heritage Hub". Facebook.
  4. ^ "The Story of the Cambrian".
  5. ^ Kidner 1992, pp. 18, 21
  6. ^ a b "Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Historic Landscapes - the Caersws Basin - Transport and Communications".
  7. ^ "4 bedroom detached house for sale".