Machynlleth railway station

Machynlleth
National Rail
General information
LocationMachynlleth, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°35′42″N 3°51′18″W / 52.595°N 3.855°W / 52.595; -3.855
Grid referenceSH744013
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMCN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1863
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 130,598
2019/20Decrease 121,068
2020/21Decrease 17,030
 Interchange 1,969
2021/22Increase 75,440
 Interchange Increase6,314
2022/23Increase 100,138
 Interchange Increase10,738
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Machynlleth railway station is on the Cambrian Line in mid-Wales, serving the town of Machynlleth. It was built by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway (N&MR) and subsequently passed into the ownership of the Cambrian Railways, the Great Western Railway, Western Region of British Railways and London Midland Region of British Railways. It is notable in that there are 22 miles (35 km) separating this station and Caersws, the longest distance between two intermediate stations in Wales.[1]

The Corris Railway maintained their own Machynlleth station adjacent to the mainline one, with connecting passengers services until 1931 and slate transfer facilities until 1948.[2]

  1. ^ "Support to re-open Carno railway station". BBC News. 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ Johnson, Peter (2011). An Illustrated History of the Great Western Narrow Gauge. Oxford Publishing Co.