Llanfaredd Halt railway station
Former railway station in Wales
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Llanfaredd Halt railway station was an unstaffed railway station opened by the Great Western Railway on 7 May 1934 on the old Mid-Wales line between Builth Wells railway station and Aberedw railway station in Powys, Wales.
Llanfaredd Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | East of Builth Wells, Powys Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.1468°N 3.3633°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SO067507 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 7 May 1934 | opened | ||||
| 1962 | Closed[1] | ||||
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The rarely used station consisted of a small wooden platform and shelter, on the eastern side of the single line. After closure on 31 December 1962[2] the station was demolished and station area and trackbed has been levelled into a field. Not far away was a spur to the Builth Stone quarries.