Sylfaen
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Sylfaen, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52°38′58″N 3°13′11″W / 52.649362°N 3.219703°W / 52.649362; -3.219703
Grid reference	SJ176064
Owned by	Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed by	Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates
1904	opened
9 February 1931	closed
1972	reopened

Sylfaen railway station, located in the tiny hamlet of Sylfaen on the A548, is an unstaffed request halt on the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus. It has a short platform and waiting shelter.

Opened as Sylfaen Farm Siding in 1904 it was renamed 'Sylfaen Halt' on 1 February 1913.^[1] Sylfaen was closed to passengers on 9 February 1931.^[1]

Originally the halt had a short goods siding.^[2] Parcels could be left in a box and a special blast on the engine's whistle indicated items to be collected.^[2] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services in 1931.^[3] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.^[3]

By 1972 the line had been restored as far as Sylfaen. The station was furbished and provided with a passing loop for the beginning of the 2024 season.

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Rushton, Gordon (2015). The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide. Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.

• [1] Video footage of Sylfaen Halt
• [2] 3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Welshpool Raven Square		Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway		Castle Caereinion

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