Cathedrals · Mid Wales
Presteign railway station
Presteign railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Presteign 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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From the Wikipedia article
Presteign Railway Station was a railway station serving the town of Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales. It was a terminus on the Leominster and Kington Railway. The Kington & Presteigne Railway opened on 9 September 1875. Commencing at Titley Junction, through Staunton on Arrow, in front of the Rodd farm at Roddhurst, via Corton into Presteigne. By 1929 it was possible to join one of the three steam trains a day – each way – and make the 6 hour journey to London. The passenger service on this line ended in 1951, but a freight service continued to run every other day until the line was finally closed for good in September 1964.
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Background
History
The line, which was to run for a distance of five miles from Titley Junction to Presteigne, was sanctioned by an Act of Parliament in 1871. The first earth was cut by Miss Edith Green-Price in 1872, followed by a luncheon in the Market Hall in Presteigne with the Hon. Arthur Walsh MP presiding. Three hundred navvies had been enlisted for the work on the line, which involved steep gradients and twenty bridges, plus cuttings, culverts and embankments (and all within five miles!). It has been said by local historian Beryl Lewis that the Stagg at Titley was forced to close due to the riotous behaviour of the navvies. At Titley Junction there were complex sidings and crossovers and a 60-lever…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2714, -3.0066
- Official site
- history.powys.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q28971116 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Presteign railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Presteign railway station?
- Presteign railway station is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2714°, -3.0066°.