Llandrindod railway station

Llandrindod
Llandrindod railway station building (2022)
General information
Location	Llandrindod Wells, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52.242°N 3.379°W / 52.242; -3.379
Grid reference	SO059613
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LLO
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1865
Passengers
2019/20	35,858
2020/21	2,440
2021/22	18,152
2022/23	23,604
2023/24	27,280
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llandrindod railway station serves the town of Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Mid Wales. It is a stop on the single-tracked Heart of Wales Line, 51+3⁄4 miles (83.3 km) south-west of Shrewsbury.

History

The station was opened in 1865, as the terminus of a branch line from Knighton by the Central Wales Railway which was absorbed by the LNWR soon after completion. Construction of the Central Wales Extension Railway (another LNWR-backed project) southwards towards Llandovery started soon after and upon completion of this line in 1868 placed the town on a through route between Craven Arms and Swansea.

The line through the station was singled as an economy measure in the 1960s, although a passing loop was left a short distance to the north, near the town's level crossing. However, the loop was relocated to the station in 1986 by British Rail as part of the signalling modernisation scheme that centralised control at Pantyffynnon. The level crossing was converted to train-crew operation at the same time, whilst the signal box was closed. The redundant no. 2 signal box was relocated to the station in 1990 after closure and was restored to working order as a museum. It stands on the southbound platform and opens to the public at certain times.

The passing-loop point machines were replaced on 22 August 2010, as part of a £5 million Network Rail modernisation scheme to renew the points at all five loops on the route.

Facilities

The station has a part-time staffed ticket office; this is sited within the main building on the southbound platform. When the ticket office is closed, tickets may be purchased on the train. There is a waiting room within the buildings on the northbound side and canopies provide a covered waiting area on the southbound side. Digital display screens, customer help points and timetable poster boards are provided on both platforms, which are linked by an accessible ramped footbridge. A pay phone and post box are also provided.

Service

Transport for Wales operates services between Shrewsbury and Swansea on the Heart of Wales line. There are five trains each way on Mondays to Saturdays, with two each way on Sundays.

It is the busiest station on the line itself, despite the small number of trains, which can cause some overcrowding.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Builth Road		Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line		Pen-y-Bont

References

Sources

• G. Body (1983), PSL Field Guides – Railways of the Western Region, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 0-85059-546-0

Further reading

• Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 50–60. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

External links

Media related to Llandrindod railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Llandrindod railway station from National Rail