Devil's Bridge railway station is a

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. It is the eastern terminus of the preserved

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Facilities

The station has two platforms although one has been disused for many years. Following developments during 2012 and 2013, funded by the European Union, there is now a raised platform, improving access on and off carriages. The two platform lines both terminate in buffer stops, and each has a

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forward of bi-directional cross-over

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for locomotive release. There used to be a siding, but this has now been re-laid as a demonstration line, running around the perimeter of the site and physically separate from the main running line. Under British Rail ownership, the passing loops at Capel Bangor and Aberffrwd were removed and so passenger trains used to cross at Devil's Bridge and it was not uncommon to see three trains at Devil's Bridge at once. These loops have now been re-instated. The current method of working only permits one train at a time to be at Devil's Bridge. The station is equipped with a water tower, and a station building containing gift shop and booking office. A separate temporary structure in the car park currently serves as the Two Hoots refreshment room on railway operating days.

Engine shed

There is a small engine shed at Devil's Bridge. The shed is considerably too small to accommodate any of the line's principal locomotives. It typically houses one of the locomotives from the railway's museum fleet, either ''Wren'' 3114 or Quarry Hunslet ''Margaret''. The locomotive is steamed on some high season operating days to provide footplate rides along a short demonstration line as an additional station attraction.See report, with photograph of the locomotive
here

References

{{Vale of Rheidol Railway Heritage railway stations in Ceredigion Vale of Rheidol Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1902 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1945