Builth Road railway station
Builth Road London, Midland & Scottish Railway (High Level) | |
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Key dates | |
1864 | Llechryd station opened |
1866 | Builth Road station opened |
1889 | Llechryd station renamed Builth Road Low Level |
1962 | Low Level platforms closed |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 7,132 |
2019/20 | 6,548 |
2020/21 | 246 |
2021/22 | 2,336 |
2022/23 | 3,914 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Builth Road railway station is a
The hamlet of Builth Road has developed around the station.[1]
History
The station uses one of the high level platforms of the former interchange station with the earlier
Both the High and Low Level stations had substantial buildings until the mid-1960s, with High Level also having a goods shed (still in existence) and a running loop to accommodate the banking locomotives employed to assist trains on the 1 in 74 climb up from Llandrindod Wells.[3][4] The former Low Level station buildings also still stand and were used as the former Cambrian Arms public house,[5] whilst those on the remaining active platform at High Level are now used as housing.
Facilities
The station is unmanned (like most others on the route) and has no ticket machine, so tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train. There is a standard waiting shelter on the platform, along with a digital CIS display, timetable poster board and customer help point at the station entrance. Level access is provided from the entrance to the platform, with a section raised to assist passengers boarding and alighting.[6]
Services
All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales and it is a request stop. There are five trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[7] During the Royal Welsh Show, Transport for Wales run special services with connecting buses to/from the showground on the northern outskirts of Builth Wells.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Cilmeri | Heart of Wales Line
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Llandrindod | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Newbridge on Wye Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Mid-Wales Railway |
Builth Wells Line and station closed |
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References
- ^ "Map of Builth Road". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Builth - a New Railway Community" Powys Digital History Project; Retrieved 23 July 2017
- ^ Builth Road High Level (1967) Brooksbank, Ben Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 23 July 2017
- ISBN 0-85059-546-0, p.48
- ^ Cambrian Arms, Builth Road Halling , Phillip Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 23 July 2017
- ^ Builth Road station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, December 2022
Bibliography
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Brecon to Newtown. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 56-63. OCLC 288983659.
- Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 61-75. OCLC 648080889.
External links
- Train times and station information for Builth Road railway station from National Rail
- YouTube video of the station with history