Builth Wells | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2014 | |
General information | |
Location | Llanelwedd, Powys Wales |
Coordinates | 52°09′13″N 3°24′06″W / 52.1535°N 3.4016°W |
Grid reference | SO229428 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Mid-Wales Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1864 | opened |
1962 | Closed[1] |
Builth Wells railway station, in Llanelwedd Powys Wales was opened as Builth station on 21 September 1864 by the Mid-Wales Railway, although excursions ran on 19 and 20 September. It was renamed Builth Wells station in 1865 and served the town of Builth Wells. The station closed in 1962.[1][2]
It should not be confused with Builth Road railway station (around two miles (3.5 km) northwest of Builth Wells) which still has train services.