Breidden railway station

Breidden
Location
Place Middletown
Area Powys
Coordinates 52°42′07″N 3°01′55″W / 52.7019°N 3.0319°W / 52.7019; -3.0319Coordinates: 52°42′07″N 3°01′55″W / 52.7019°N 3.0319°W / 52.7019; -3.0319
Grid reference SJ296151
Operations
Original company Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Pre-grouping GWR and LNWR joint
Post-grouping GWR and LMS joint
Platforms 2
History
1861 opened as Middletown Hills
1 June 1919 Renamed Middletown
1 February 1928 Named Breidden[1]
12 September 1960 Closed [2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Breidden railway station was a station in Middletown, Powys, Wales.[3] The station closed in 1960. There was a station house and two staggered platforms as well as a goods siding. The station has been demolished.

References

  1. ↑ "OS 1:1m to 1:63K, 1920s-1940s". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 28
  3. ↑ "Middletown". VisitorUK. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. fig. 58. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Buttington
Line open, station closed		   GWR and LNWR joint
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway		   Plas-y-Court Halt
Line open, station closed
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