Dolygaer railway station

Dolygaer
Location
Place Pontsticill Reservoir
Area Powys
Coordinates 51°49′15″N 3°22′07″W / 51.8209°N 3.3685°W / 51.8209; -3.3685Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 3°22′07″W / 51.8209°N 3.3685°W / 51.8209; -3.3685
Grid reference SO056145
Operations
Original company Brecon and Merthyr Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
History
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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Dolygaer railway station (alternatively, Dol-y-gaer railway station) was a station adjacent to Pontsticill Reservoir in Powys, Wales. The station was staffed until 1932.[1]

The station has an adjacent cave.[2] The Brecon Mountain Railway uses Dolygaer as a passing loop.

References

  1. ↑ "Dolygaer". alangeorge.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dolygaer Station Cave". Cambrian Caving Council. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Brecon to Newport. Middleton Press. fig. 34. ISBN 9781904474166. OCLC 828666902.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Torpantau
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Brecon and Merthyr Railway		   Pontsticill
Line and station closed
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