Dolau railway station
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox station Dolau railway station is an unstaffed railway station with one platform serving the small village of Dolau in Powys, mid Wales. It is located on the Heart of Wales Line.
Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales. It is a request stop for southbound trains only - those heading towards Shrewsbury have to stop here so that the train crew can activate the controls for the adjacent half barrier level crossing.[1]
History
The station is tended to by the Dolau Station Action Group, who has decorated the platform with plants, flowers, a wooden waiting shelter and clock. The shelter houses a guestbook as well as the awards the station has received.
Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a plaque at the station in 2002 commemorating her visit during the Golden Jubilee visit to Wales.[2]
Formerly known as Dolau Halt, the suffix was dropped in 1969.
Facilities
Like most other stations on the route, it has been fitted with a digital information screen and customer help point to provide train running details. It also has a bicycle rack and payphone.[3]
Services
It is served by four trains each direction Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth northbound service on weekdays only) and two trains each direction on Sundays.[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Pen-y-Bont | style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line |
style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Llanbister Road
ReferencesFurther reading
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- ↑ "Instructions to drivers at Dolau station" (2004) Lucas, John Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 21 July 2017
- ↑ "Children cheer Queen on tour"BBC News, Wales article 13 June 2002; Retrieved 21 July 2017
- ↑ Dolau station facilities National Rail Enquiries
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- Railway stations in Powys
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
- Heart of Wales Line
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
- Railway request stops in Great Britain