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from 1934 to 1939. It was threatened with closure (along with the line) in 1962 and again in 1967, but survived on each occasion. It did however lose both its goods handling facilities and station staff in the summer of 1964, when through freight traffic ended and passenger services were converted
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obtained an act of parliament for a line from Sennybridge to Llangammarch; that railway's promoter, John Dickson, also made a start on constructing the interconnecting route, but work was suspended on his bankruptcy in 1867 and never resumed. The partially completed earthworks can still be seen in
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The station has only basic amenities (brick and timber waiting shelter, timetable information board and bench seating) though it has been fitted with a digital CIS display and customer help point (like others on the line). Though listed at the National Rail Enquiries site as Llangammarch, the
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and was not finally completed throughout until 1 June 1868. A single platform station was provided here, with booking office, waiting room and toilets located in the main building, a separate house for the station master and a simple goods shed served by a single siding.
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to diesel operation. The main building remained intact (though in an increasingly dilapidated state) until 1980, when it was finally demolished and replaced by a basic wooden shelter. This in turn was replaced by the current (more substantial) structure in 1998.
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took over and the line subsequently became a well used through route between Shrewsbury and Swansea, with passenger trains from the station conveying through coaches to destinations as varied as Liverpool, Manchester,
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and southbound to Swansea, while on Sundays there are two services each way. Llangammarch is a
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The station was opened in May 1867, as part of the second stage of the
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upon nationalisation in January 1948. The station was host to a
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station name boards now include the "Wells" suffix.
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National Rail

Llangammarch Wells
Powys
52°06′50″N 3°33′18″W / 52.114°N 3.555°W / 52.114; -3.555
Grid reference
SN935473
Transport for Wales
DfT category
Office of Rail and Road
Llangammarch Wells
Powys
Wales
station
Heart of Wales Line
Swansea
Llandrindod Wells
Llandovery
Llanwrtyd
Neath and Brecon Railway
London and North Western Railway
York
Birmingham New Street
London Euston
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1923 Grouping
British Railways
LMS
caravan
Transport for Wales

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