Rhayader railway station

Rhayader railway station was a station serving the town of Rhayader, Powys, on the Mid Wales Railway line.

Rhayader
Local train entering the station in 1949
General information
Location	Cwmdauddwr, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52.2999°N 3.5172°W / 52.2999; -3.5172
Grid reference	SN965679
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mid Wales
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways[1]
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
21 September 1864	Opened.[2]
31 December 1962	Closed.[2]
Location

The station in July 1962

Platform scene shortly before closure

It was opened in 1864 in Cwmdauddwr, a village on the opposite bank of the River Wye. The line, which took over 5 years to build, was closed in 1962 and dismantled within months.

The station was the junction for the Elan Valley Railway which was in operation between 1896 and 1916.

The site of the station is now occupied by Powys county council's highways department.