Newbridge on Wye railway station

Newbridge on Wye
General information
Location	Newbridge on Wye, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52.2148°N 3.4431°W / 52.2148; -3.4431
Grid reference	SO014584
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mid Wales
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway[1]
Key dates
21 September 1864	Opened.[2]
31 December 1962	Closed.[2]

Newbridge on Wye railway station stood on the single-tracked Mid Wales Railway between Builth Wells and Rhayader.^[3] It was closed on 31 December 1962 and the trackbed removed. The site has been cleared and now contains senior citizens' housing. An overbridge which formed the entry point to the station from the south is still in place.

History

Newbridge on Wye railway station was opened by the Mid Wales Railway on 21 September 1864.^[2] The Mid Wales Railway got into financial difficulties and a working arrangement was made with the Cambrian Railways on 2 April 1888;^[4] who took over the line on 24 June 1904.^[4] The line later became part of the Great Western Railway.^[1]

The single-tracked Mid Wales Railway line was linked to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR)'s Central Wales line, in the direction of Cilmeri, north of Builth Road Low Level Station, by means of a junction owned by the LNWR.^[5]

The station along with the rest of the former Mid Wales Railway line was closed by the British Transport Commission on 31 December 1962.^[2]

References

Notes

1. Awdry, pages 20–21.
2. Butt, page 168
3. Dewick, page 14.
4. Awdry, page 34.
5. Pre-grouping Railway Junction Diagrams, page 85.

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Dewick, Tony (2005). Britain's Railways: Rail Atlas 1890 (1st ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-3031-6. OCLC 58554883.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Railway Clearing House. Pre-grouping Railway Junction Diagrams, 1914. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1256-3.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 64-68. ISBN 9781906008062. OCLC 288983659.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Doldowlod Line and station closed		Cambrian Railways Mid Wales Railway		Builth Road Low Level Station Line and station closed
		London and North Western Railway Central Wales Extension Railway		Cilmeri railway station Line closed, station open