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Forden
Location
Place Forden
Area Powys
Coordinates
52°35′52″N 3°09′17″W / 52.5978°N 3.1548°W / 52.5978; -3.1548Coordinates: 52°35′52″N 3°09′17″W / 52.5978°N 3.1548°W / 52.5978; -3.1548
Grid reference SJ218006
Operations
Original company Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
10 June 1861 Opened[1]
14 June 1965 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

170433 at Edinburgh Waverley.JPG UK Railways portal

Forden railway station was a station in Forden, Powys, Wales. The station was opened on 10 June 1861 by the Oswestry and Newtown Railway on the section of line between Welshpool and Newtown. The station originally had a single platform on the western side of line (along with a goods shed and associated siding), but in 1897 a passing loop was installed here along with signal box and second platform. After the 1923 Grouping, the Great Western Railway took over operation of the line and two year later they doubled the section eastwards to Welshpool to add additional capacity on what had become a busy main line. Service levels were modest throughout the this period, with the 1922 timetable having five eastbound and four westbound trains calling Mon-Sat and no Sunday service.[1]


The station passed into the hands of British Railways upon nationalisation in January 1948; by 1955 a modest improvement in the timetable saw seven eastbound trains calling and five westbound, but by the early 1960s the service had reverted to pre-grouping levels once more (albeit with a nominal Sunday service of one train in the eastbound direction only). The Beeching Report of 1963 listed the Cambrian main line for retention but proposed the elimination of all wayside stations (only Welshpool, Newtown and Machynlleth were to be kept, though Caersws was subsequently reprieved). Goods facilities were withdrawn from 4 May 1964, with formal consent to closure granted at the end of that year; final closure took effect from 14 June 1965.[1]


The signal box continued in use until 1969, when the line to Welshpool was singled. The main buildings and platforms were subsequently demolished, but both the signal box and station house were retained and sold by BR. These still stand (as of spring 2016), having been adapted for use as private residential accommodation.[2]



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  2. ^ Unique Property Bulletin - Forden Railway Station Unique Property Bulletin Archive; Retrieved 31 July 2017




Further reading[edit]



  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 78-82. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.














Preceding station
Disused railways
Following station

Welshpool
Line and station open
 

Great Western Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
 

Montgomery
Line open, station closed












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