Carno railway station
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The former railway station in 1986
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| Location | |
| Place | Carno |
| Area | Powys |
| Coordinates | 52°33′53″N 3°32′17″W / 52.5646°N 3.5381°WCoordinates: 52°33′53″N 3°32′17″W / 52.5646°N 3.5381°W |
| Grid reference | SN957974 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Newtown and Machynlleth Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| January 3, 1863 | Opened |
| June 14, 1965 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Carno is a closed railway station in Carno, on the Cambrian Line, that was part of the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway. The station was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching Cuts though there are plans to re-open it.
Carno station was opened by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway which had been incorporated in 1857 to connect the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway with Aberystwyth via Machynlleth. The 22 3⁄4-mile (36.6 km) line was leased to the Oswestry and Newtown Railway and services began on 3 January 1863 from Machynlleth, calling at Caersws Junction, Pontdolgoch, Carno, Llanbrynmair and Cemmes Road. The line was single with passing loops at Carno, Llanbrynmair and Cemmes Road.
The station was situated to the north of Carno, which had a population of 717 in 1901. Two platforms were provided with the main station buildings and generously-sized goods shed situated on the down platform. A signal box with 24 levers was erected at the west end of the down platform; it had a staff of four throughout the 1930s. The station was closed to goods traffic on 29 July 1963 and to passenger traffic on 14 June 1965 following the recommendation for its closure in the Beeching Report.
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