Heritage railway stations · Mid Wales
Builth Road railway station
Builth Road railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Builth Road railway station is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Builth Road railway station is a station primarily serving the town of Builth Wells, in mid Wales. It is on the Heart of Wales Line. The station is over 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Builth Wells via the A470, a busy trunk road. The hamlet of Builth Road has developed around the station.
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Background
History
The station uses one of the high level platforms of the former interchange station with the earlier Mid Wales Railway (closed 31 December 1962) which served the town of Builth Wells directly on its route from Cardiff to the North. The original (low level) station did not bear the name "Builth Road", instead being given the name "Llechryd". Builth Road was the name subsequently given to the Central Wales Extension Railway's high level station on the line from Llandrindod Wells to Llandovery that opened in 1866. The Mid-Wales Railway station was eventually renamed Builth Road Low Level in 1889. The two routes crossed immediately south of the High Level station on a girder bridge and were at…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1690, -3.4270
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llanelwedd
- Postcode
- LD2 3PY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
- wikidata: Q2680383 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Builth Road railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Builth Road railway station?
- Builth Road railway station is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD2 3PY), in the parish of Llanelwedd.
- Who owns Builth Road railway station?
- Builth Road railway station is owned by Transport for Wales.
- Is Builth Road railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Builth Road railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Builth Road railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD2 3PY. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.