Heritage railway stations · Mid Wales
Montgomery railway station
In or near Montgomery Town F.C..
Montgomery railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sylfaen · 9.0 km
- Free entry
About
Montgomery railway station 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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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Montgomery railway station served the town of Montgomery, Powys, Wales between 1861 and 1965.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Oswestry and Newtown Railway (O&NR) was authorised in 1855, and opened in stages. The final section, between and , opened on 10 June 1861, and one of the stations opened that day was Montgomery. The station was 40+1/4 mi from Whitchurch, in Shropshire, between and and was situated more than 1 mi from the town of Montgomery. It had two platforms which were slightly staggered, and the station building was on the northern side; there was also a signal box and goods shed. In June 1864, the O&NR amalgamated with several other companies to form the Cambrian Railways. As part of the 1923 Grouping, the Cambrian amalgamated with the Great Western Railway. The station was closed by British…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5735, -3.1752
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Montgomery
- Postcode
- SY15 6HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Nearest railway station
- Sylfaen — 9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6905839 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Montgomery railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Montgomery railway station?
- Montgomery railway station is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY15 6HF), in the parish of Montgomery.
- What is Montgomery railway station?
- Montgomery railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Montgomery railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Sylfaen, about 9.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY15 6HF.
- Is Montgomery railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Montgomery railway station is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Montgomery railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Montgomery railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Montgomery railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY15 6HF. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.