Welshpool railway station
Welshpool railway station serves the town of Welshpool, in Powys, mid-Wales. It is a stop on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. The station was first opened in August 1860, but was resited a short distance away in May 1992 to allow for track realignment on the same day that the original closed.Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Welshpool Railway Station”, “Welshpool Station”, and “WLP”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town Wharf Warehouse and Powysland Museum.
Town Wharf Warehouse
Public building
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Town Wharf Warehouse is a public building, which is situated 1,300 feet west of Welshpool railway station.
Powysland Museum
Museum
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Powysland Museum is situated 1,300 feet west of Welshpool railway station.
Neuadd Maldwyn
Residential building
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neaudd Maldwyn, formerly the Montgomeryshire County Offices, is a former municipal building in Severn Street, Welshpool, Powys, Wales. The structure, which was the headquarters of Montgomeryshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building. Neuadd Maldwyn is situated 670 feet west of Welshpool railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buttington and Belan.
Buttington
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buttington is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn, in the community of Trewern. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village.
Belan
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belan is a hamlet, 3.5 miles southwest of Welshpool, in Powys, Wales. It belongs to the community of Welshpool. The Belan Locks, built around 1800 as part of the Montgomery Canal, are nearby. Belan is situated 2 miles southwest of Welshpool railway station.
Guilsfield
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Guilsfield is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It lies beside Guilsfield Brook about three miles north of Welshpool. It is located on the B4392 road and a disused branch of the Montgomery Canal starts nearby. Guilsfield is situated 2½ miles north of Welshpool railway station.
Welshpool railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Welshpool, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.65803° or 52° 39′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.13944° or 3° 8′ 22″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Operator
Transport for Wales RailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“WLP”Open location code
9C4RMV56+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 20956670OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953836Wikidata ID
Q2379615
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Welshpool railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Welshpool”
- Dutch: “Station Welshpool”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ويلشپول”
- French: “gare de Welshpool”
- French: “Welshpool”
- Venetian: “stasion de Welshpool”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd y Trallwng”
- Welsh: “Y Trallwng”
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