Llansantffraid railway station

Llansantffraid
The former station, now a restaurant
General information
Location	Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52.7743°N 3.1521°W / 52.7743; -3.1521
Grid reference	SJ222202
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1863	Opened
1965	Closed
Location

Llansantffraid railway station is a former station in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1863 and closed in 1965. The station's two signal boxes, built by Dutton & Co., were moved to Oswestry and Shrewsbury.

When the railway arrived in the village in 1862, the station was called 'Llansaintffraid'. In 1922, when the Cambrian Railways amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the station name changed to Llansantffraid.

Present day

Former site in 1999

Much of the station site is still intact, with the platform retained as a conservatory onto the former trackbed, which has been converted into a children's play area. The station building is now a restaurant.

In 2025, the farm supplies company Wynnstay renovated the site, which is next to its headquarters, as a country store for farmers, gardeners and pet owners, with a Spar grocery on site too.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Branch Lines around Oswestry. Middleton Press. figs. 103-106. ISBN 9781906008604. OCLC 931221159.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Llanfechain Line and station closed		Cambrian Railways Llanfyllin Branch		Carreghofa Halt Line and station closed