Knucklas railway station
General information | |
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Location | Knucklas, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52°21′36″N 3°05′49″W / 52.360°N 3.097°W |
Grid reference | SO254740 |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | KNU |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 1865 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 3,548 |
2019/20 | 4,212 |
2020/21 | 1,054 |
2021/22 | 2,114 |
2022/23 | 2,634 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Knucklas railway station serves the village of Knucklas, Powys, Wales, 34+3⁄4 miles (55.9 km) south west of Shrewsbury.
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After departing from the station in the westerly direction, trains pass over the 190 yd (173 m) long Knucklas viaduct.
All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has no remaining permanent buildings aside from a brick and timber waiting shelter. Other amenities offered include CIS screen, customer help point, public telephone and timetable poster board. Step-free access is available from the car park and entry road from the adjoining residential estate, though the access ramp is quite steep.[3]
Services
There are five trains a day to Swansea southbound and six to Shrewsbury northbound from Monday to Friday (five on Saturdays), along with two services each way on Sundays.[4]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Llangynllo | Heart of Wales Line
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Knighton |
References
- ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.
- ^ "Knucklas Viaduct - History & Statistics"knucklas.org; Retrieved 6 July 2016
- ^ Knucklas station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 130
Further reading
- Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 32-34. OCLC 648080889.
External links
Media related to Knucklas railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Knucklas railway station from National Rail