Abermule railway station

Opened by the Oswestry and Newtown Railway in 1860 (as a temporary rail head – the line to Welshpool not being ready until the following year) and then run by the Cambrian Railways, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The Kerry branch line was opened in July 1863, with Abermule acting as the terminus for the passenger service. This was infrequent under Cambrian management (as few as one a day each way), though the GWR tried to improve loadings by opening two intermediate halts and increasing the service frequency after the grouping. By the late 1920s though, the timetable had shrunk back to just two return trips each weekday and these finally ended in…

Trains pass through the site on the Cambrian Line, but the only surviving structure is the former station house. The platforms, waiting shelters and signal box have all been demolished, with the level crossing here now automated.