Penygarreg Lane (or "Pen-y-garreg Lane") is a halt on the

Cambrian Heritage Railways The Cambrian Heritage Railways is a heritage railway company, trust and society based at both Llynclys and Oswestry in its newly restored Oswestry railway station, Shropshire, England. Formed after the 2009 merger of the Cambrian Railways S ...

' line in

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. It is on the northern edge of the village of Pant, north of the disused Pant station. Prior to its construction, trains stopped here only to reverse back towards

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and passengers could not board or alight here.

History

A planning application for the construction of a platform and a waiting shelter was submitted by

to Oswestry Borough Council and subsequently was approved in February 2008. Preparation work began on the site in January 2010 and construction was underway through the summer of that year. The

Montgomery Canal The Montgomery Canal ( cy, Camlas Trefaldwyn), known colloquially as "The Monty", is a partially restored canal in eastern Powys and northwest Shropshire. The canal runs from the Llangollen Canal at Frankton Junction to Newtown via Llanym ...

, which is currently undergoing restoration in this area, runs alongside Penygarreg Lane where the pedestrian entrance to the halt is now situated. Pedestrian access between the lane and the halt is via the trackbed of a tramway which linked the railway line with the canal. On the other side of the halt, right by the platform, is Piccadilly Pool. This is a remnant of the disused quarry once in operation here. Some small buildings once used by the quarry still exist in the area.

Opening

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2011 the newly built Pen-y-Garreg Lane station opened to the public, thus permitting a journey as well as a ride. Passengers were able to alight and take a walk around the area, with the Montgomery Canal and the village of Pant only a few minutes' walk away. The station was officially opened by Councillor Arthur Walpole at 12:00 noon on Saturday 8 September 2012. The station has already proved to be very popular with walkers and cyclists who use it as a starting point for local treks and cycle rides, returning later to Llynclys for refreshments and use of the free facilities. The station is the southern terminus of Cambrian Heritage Railways' line from .

References

External links

Shropshire Star article
{{Shropshire railway stations Heritage railway stations in Shropshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2011 Railway stations built for UK heritage railways