Other places · Mid Wales
Moat Lane Junction
In or near Caersws.
Moat Lane Junction in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Caersws · 1.6 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Moat Lane Junction in Powys, use the postcode SY17 5SE for sat-nav directions. The nearest railway station is Caersws, located 1.6 km away. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for any fees or accessibility information.
About
Moat Lane Junction is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Moat Lane Junction was a railway junction in Montgomeryshire near to the village of Caersws in mid-Wales. It was the junction where the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway opened in 1863 diverged from the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 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. Moat Lane Junction is often quoted as a defining feature of the Great Western Railway in Wales, namely its inheritance of junctions in unlikely and inconvenient locations. Other examples are Afon Wen, Talyllyn Junction, Dovey Junction and Barmouth Junction (renamed Morfa Mawddach in 1960).
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Background
History
The first station at Moat Lane, opened in 1859, was located a short distance to the south-west of the later junction station, and was intended to serve Caersws. On the opening of the Machynlleth line in 1863 a new station was built in the ‘V’ of the junction and replaced the original station. This had a single straight platform face serving Llanidloes trains and a curved platform serving the new line. Since the latter was now the major route, an island platform was also provided on the curve, providing three platforms trains to/from the Machynlleth direction. Both originating railways became part of the Cambrian Railways. Beyond Llanidloes, the Mid-Wales Railway to Brecon was opened in…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5095, -3.4122
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llandinam
- Postcode
- SY17 5SE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Nearest railway station
- Caersws — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.britishrailways1960.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6886489 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Moat Lane Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Moat Lane Junction?
- Moat Lane Junction is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY17 5SE), in the parish of Llandinam.
- What is Moat Lane Junction?
- Moat Lane Junction in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Moat Lane Junction?
- The nearest railway station is Caersws, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY17 5SE.
- How do I get to Moat Lane Junction?
- The nearest railway station is Caersws, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY17 5SE.