Seven Stars Halt railway station was located in the streets of Welshpool on the corner of Union Street. Seven Stars was an unstaffed request halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. It had a single ground level platform on the single track line, a name board, a sign warning passengers not to board until the train had stopped and a lean-to waiting shelter with a fence.[1][2]
Opened as Welshpool Seven Stars in 6 April 1903[3] it was named after a pub of that name that had been demolished in 1901 to create space for the railway.[3] Seven Stars was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931[3] by the Great Western Railway.[4][5] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[5] The original Welshpool Raven Square was the next station on the line towards Llanfair Caereinion and the line's station at Welshpool was the previous one.
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edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Rushton, Gordon (2015). The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide. Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.
- Wignall, C.J. (1983). Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer from 1830 - 1981. Oxford : Oxford Publishing Co.
External links
edit- [1] Through The Streets of Welshpool By Rail HD Microsoft Train Simulator.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welshpool Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Welshpool and Llanfair Railway |
Welshpool Raven Square Line closed,station open |