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The station closed on 31 December 1962 together with passenger services to
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Llanidloes line, through running of passenger trains from Newtown to the Mid-Wales line eventually ceased, and the original single platform sufficed throughout its life.
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which opened four years earlier. Although having only three through platforms, by rural standards it was a busy interchange station and in its heyday possessed a refreshment room.
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1280:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859
315:"Moat Lane to Three Cocks Junction (exclusive)"
1045:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
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358:. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 161.
281:Both originating railways became part of the
239:in mid-Wales. It was the junction where the
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16:Former railway station in Powys, Wales
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387:. Middleton Press. figs. 107–113.
41:Moat Lane Junction Station in 1957
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1270:Disused railway stations in Powys
356:The Directory of Railway Stations
243:opened in 1863 diverged from the
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1073:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
582:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
934:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
451:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
262:and Barmouth Junction (renamed
241:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
157:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
747:Manchester and Milford Railway
709:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
653:Leominster and Kington Railway
488:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
245:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
152:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
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625:Kington and Eardisley Railway
319:British Railways in the 1960s
977:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
529:Closed railway stations in
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919:Devynock & Sennybridge
285:. Beyond Llanidloes, the
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1290:Rail junctions in Wales
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475:Line and station closed
235:near to the village of
483:Great Western Railway
446:Great Western Railway
438:Line and station open
354:Butt, R.V.J. (1995).
341:The Mid-Wales Railway
180:Great Western Railway
1137:Llanrhaiadr Mochnant
610:Three Cocks Junction
343:. The Oakwood Press.
194:first station opened
801:Brecon Mount Street
600:Llangorse Lake Halt
339:R W Kidner (2003).
85: /
47:General information
894:Brecon Free Street
732:Moat Lane Junction
428:Following station
416:Preceding station
229:Moat Lane Junction
89:52.5095°N 3.4122°W
27:Moat Lane Junction
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1142:Pedairffordd Halt
952:Commins Coch Halt
821:Glan-yr-Afon Halt
783:Mid-Wales Railway
671:Llanfyllin Branch
562:Talyllyn Junction
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385:Brecon to Newtown
287:Mid-Wales Railway
283:Cambrian Railways
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127:Other information
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1147:Pentrefelin
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1015:Goitre Halt
962:Pontdolgoch
947:Cemmes Road
909:Craig-y-nos
889:Abercamlais
841:Marteg Halt
689:Llanfechain
552:Pentir Rhiw
92: /
68:Coordinates
1264:Categories
1185:Trefeglwys
1175:Garth Road
1053:Crew Green
1030:Montgomery
995:Buttington
861:St Harmons
727:Llanidloes
694:Llanfyllin
638:New Radnor
595:Hay-on-Wye
301:References
266:in 1960).
77:52°30′34″N
1236:Transport
1190:Trewythan
1180:Red House
1132:Llangynog
1099:Abercrave
1035:Pool Quay
967:Talerddig
811:Doldowlod
755:Llangurig
722:Llandinam
661:Presteign
615:Trefeinon
567:Torpantau
471:Llandinam
403:288983659
186:Key dates
119:Platforms
80:3°24′44″W
1081:Breidden
1058:Criggion
990:Arddleen
985:Abermule
884:Aberbran
856:Rhayader
851:Pantydwr
605:Talgarth
547:Dolygaer
252:Afon Wen
112:SO041911
52:Location
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791:Aberedw
773:Cemmaes
643:Stanner
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368:. R508.
324:9 March
276:Caersws
270:History
237:Caersws
202:resited
140:History
135:Disused
56:Caersws
1170:Cerist
1005:Forden
904:Cradoc
866:Tylwch
816:Erwood
717:Dolwen
572:Watton
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132:Status
1020:Kerry
942:Carno
531:Powys
63:Wales
60:Powys
914:Cray
399:OCLC
389:ISBN
360:ISBN
326:2017
207:1962
199:1863
191:1859
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