Aberbran railway station

Aberbran railway station served the village of Aberbran in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales.

Aberbran
Aberbran station shortly before closure in 1962
General information
LocationAberbran, Powys
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened14 Sept. 1868[1]
Original companyNeath and Brecon Railway
Pre-groupingNeath and Brecon Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
15 October 1962Station closes

History

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Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

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The site is now a touring caravan park owned and operated by the Caravan Club.

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 40
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Penpont Halt   Great Western Railway
Neath and Brecon Railway
  Cradoc
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51°57′14.4″N 3°28′50.5″W / 51.954000°N 3.480694°W / 51.954000; -3.480694