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Dolau railway station is an unstaffed
The station is tended to by the Dolau Station Action Group, who has decorated the platform with plants, flowers, a wooden waiting shelter and clock. The shelter houses a guestbook as well as the awards the station has received. Queen
railway station
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with one platform serving the small village of Dolau
Dolau is a small village in Powys, Mid Wales. It is situated in the community of Llanfihangel Rhydithon on the edge of Radnor Forest, in the historic county of Radnorshire. In the 2011 Census the population Llanfihangel Rhydithon totalled 228 re ...
in Powys
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, mid Wales
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. It is located on the Heart of Wales Line
The Heart of Wales line ( cy, Llinell Calon Cymru) is a railway line running from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Llanelli in southwest Wales. It serves a number of rural centres, including the nineteenth-century spa towns Llandrindod Wells, Llanga ...
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Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales
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. It is a request stop
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for southbound trains only - those heading towards Shrewsbury have to stop here so that the train crew can activate the controls for the adjacent half barrier level crossing
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History
The station is tended to by the Dolau Station Action Group, who has decorated the platform with plants, flowers, a wooden waiting shelter and clock. The shelter houses a guestbook as well as the awards the station has received. Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...
unveiled a plaque at the station in 2002 commemorating her visit during the Golden Jubilee visit to Wales.
Formerly known as Dolau Halt, the suffix was dropped in 1969.
Facilities
Like most other stations on the route, it has been fitted with a digital information screen and customer help point to provide train running details. It also has a bicycle rack and payphone.Services
It is served by four trains each direction Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth northbound service on weekdays only) and two trains each direction on Sundays.References
Further reading
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Railway stations in Powys DfT Category F2 stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Heart of Wales Line Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail Railway request stops in Great Britain {{Wales-railstation-stub