Glasbury-on-Wye
Glasbury railway station
General information
LocationGlasbury, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°02′35″N 3°11′46″W / 52.0431°N 3.1961°W / 52.0431; -3.1961
Grid referenceSO179390
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 September 1864[1]Opened as Glasbury
1 February 1894renamed Glasbury-on-Wye
1962Closed[2]

Glasbury-on-Wye railway station was a station at Glasbury, Powys, Wales. The station closed in 1962.[2]

During the station's life it was in Breconshire, whereas the village it served was across the Wye in Radnorshire. Both counties were taken into Powys after the station closed.

References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 195
  2. 1 2 "Railways - Horse and Steam". Glasbury Historical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 107-109. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 263292706.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Three Cocks Junction
Line and station closed
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
  Hay-on-Wye
Line and station closed


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