Machynlleth is a stop on the Cambrian Line in Powys between
Caersws and
Dovey Junction.
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| TfW Class 158 at Machynlleth |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Cambrian Line) |
| Station code: |
MCN |
| Opened: |
1863 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway in 1863, this is four years after the town's first station, a narrow gauge Corris Railway station. The line later became part of the Cambrian Railway though in 1922 it was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station had a small engine shed which has survived and is still in railway though these days used for servicing diesel multiple units. The goods yard remained in use until 1974 [1].
Trains bound for
Aberystwyth and
Pwllheli from
Shrewsbury (usually as far as
Birmingham International) divide at Machynlleth, similarly England bound trains merge at the station. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge. The main station building has survived and is used as a booking office. The station is managed by Transport for Wales.
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| Main station building |
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| Down the platform |
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| View from the footbridge |
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| Footbridge |
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| Looking up towards the station building |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Machynlleth to Barmouth (Middleton Press, 2009) Fig. 7
