Llanbister Road railway station

Llanbister Road railway station is a countryside stop about 5 miles from the village of Llanbister, Powys, Wales. The station is 41¾ miles (67 km) south west of Shrewsbury on the Heart of Wales Line.

Llanbister Road
Location
PlaceLlanbister Road
Local authorityPowys
Coordinates52.336°N 3.213°W / 52.336; -3.213
Grid referenceSO174716
Operations
Station codeLLT
Managed byTransport for Wales
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 1,242
2015/16 978
2016/17 860
2017/18 992
2018/19 930
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llanbister Road from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The unstaffed station is located at street level adjacent to the bridge beneath a minor road. All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

Facilities

As with most others on the route, it has been fitted with a digital CIS display and customer help point in addition to the standard timetable poster board and waiting shelter.[1] Part of the platform has been raised to allow travellers to board and alight from trains without the need for portable stairs, but no level access is available from the main entrance (the only entry and exit route is via a flight of 18 steps).

Its former station building still survives opposite the remaining active platform (as can be seen in the photo), though it is now a private residence.

Services

There are four trains a day in each direction (Shrewsbury eastbound and Llanelli westbound) from Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth service to Shrewsbury on Mon-Fri only), and two services on Sundays.[2] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Dolau   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Llangynllo

References
  1. Llanbister Road station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  2. Table 129 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Further reading
  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 38-41. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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