Station code BHR Owner Network Rail | Grid reference SO024532 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales DfT category F2 Number of platforms 1 | |
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Similar Llangammarch railway station, Garth (Powys) railway st, Pen‑y‑Bont railway station, Dolau railway station, Llanbister Road railway st | ||
Builth road railway station
Builth Road railway station is a station primarily serving the town of Builth Wells, in mid Wales. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line. The station is just over two miles (about 3.5 km) north of Builth Wells on the A470.
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- Builth road railway station
- Builth road railway station diesel hauled train passing through station
- Terminology
- References
All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales and it is a request stop. There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.
The station uses one of the high level platforms of the former interchange station with the earlier Mid Wales Railway (closed 31 December 1962) which served the town of Builth Wells directly on its route from Cardiff to the North. The original station did not originally bear the name "Builth Road".
During the Royal Welsh Show, Arriva Trains Wales run special services with connecting buses into Builth Wells.
Builth road railway station diesel hauled train passing through station
Terminology
The addition of the word "Road" to the name of the station indicates that the station is not located at Builth, but is some distance away on the road to Builth. Similarly, Gwinear Road, Beaulieu Road.
It is unusual in retaining the term "road": in recent times some such stations have been provided with park and ride facilities and renamed "Parkway", for example Bodmin Parkway. But it is not the only station on the line to retain the "Road" suffix, as the station serving Llanbister retains the name Llanbister Road.