Sylfaen Halt railway station, located in the tiny hamlet of
Sylfaen on the A548, is an unstaffed request halt on the
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) ( cy, Rheilffordd y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion) is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales. The line is around long and runs westwards from the town of Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) ...
from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus. It has a short platform and waiting shelter.
Opened as Sylfaen Farm Siding in 1904 it was renamed 'Sylfaen Halt' on 1 February 1913. Sylfaen was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931.
Originally the halt had a short goods siding.
[Rushton, Page 24] Parcels could be left in a box and a special blast on the engine's whistle indicated items to be collected.
[Rushton, Page 24] The
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
withdrew passenger services in 1931.
[Rushton, Page 6] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.
[Rushton, Page 6]
By 1972 the line had been restored as far as Sylfaen and the station was provided with a passing loop that at present has track but no points.
[Rushton, Page 10]
Notes
References
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* Rushton, Gordon (2015). ''The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide.'' Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.
External links
Video footage of Sylfaen Halt
3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Heritage railway stations in Powys
Former Cambrian Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1972
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