Llanbister Road railway station is a countryside railway station about from the village of Llanbister, Powys, Wales. The station is from Craven Arms South Junction, on the Heart of Wales Line between Llangynllo and Dolau. The unstaffed station is located at street level adjacent to the bridge carrying a minor road. All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales.
History Although the station was built and in use a couple of years beforehand, it was opened to the public fully from 1 December 1868.
The station was originally built for operational reasons, being the location where the line switched between single and double track. The former signal box has since been demolished.
Facilities As with most others on the route, it has been fitted with a digital CIS display and customer help point in addition to the standard timetable poster board and waiting shelter.Llanbister Road station facilities National Rail Enquiries Part of the platform has been raised to allow travellers to board and alight from trains without the need for portable stairs, but no level access is available from the main entrance.
The former station building still survives opposite the remaining active platform, though it is now a private residence.
Passenger volume As with other remote stations on the line (including neighbouring Llangynllo), it is among the least used stations in Wales. +Passenger volume at _2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits8521,3237701,2451,5661,6681,1721,5541,5961,3901,2429788609929301,134205145921,214990 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services There are five trains a day in each direction (towards Shrewsbury eastbound and Llanelli westbound) from Monday to Saturday (plus an additional service to Shrewsbury on Mon-Fri only), and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.
Community rail The station, along with all others on the line, is promoted by the Heart of Wales Community Rail Partnership.
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