Knucklas railway station

Knucklas National Rail
Welsh: Cnwclas
Location
Place Knucklas
Local authority Powys
Grid reference SO254740
Operations
Station code KNU
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  4,010
2005/06 Decrease 3,581
2006/07 Decrease 3,273
2007/08 Increase 4,621
2008/09 Increase 4,632
2009/10 Decrease 3,644
2010/11 Increase 3,998
2011/12 Increase 4,998
2012/13 Decrease 4,504
2013/14 Increase 4,778
2014/15 Increase 4,928
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Knucklas from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Knucklas railway station serves the village of Knucklas, Powys, Wales, 34 3⁄4 miles (55.9 km) south west of Shrewsbury.

This railway station is located on a steep hill above the village. It is a request stop, so intending passengers have to signal to the driver that they wish to board the train, while those wishing to alight from the train must convey their wish to the train staff.

After departing from the station in the westerly direction, trains pass over the 190 yd (173 m) long Knucklas viaduct.[1] This is one of the major structures on the route, its 13 stone arches carrying the line at a maximum height of 75 feet (23 m) across the Heyope valley and Knucklas village.[2] The route then climbs sharply from east to west for the next 4 miles (6.4 km) on a ruling gradient of 1 in 60, en route to the summit of the line just to the south of Llangynllo Tunnel.

All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

Services

There are four trains a day to Swansea southbound and five to Shrewsbury northbound from Monday to Friday (four on Saturdays), along with two services each way on Sundays.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Yonge, John (November 2005) [1989]. Jacobs, Gerald, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (4th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 31A. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.
  2. ↑ "Knucklas Viaduct - History & Statistics"knucklas.org; Retrieved 6 July 2016
  3. ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 129
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Llangynllo   Arriva Trains Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Knighton

Coordinates: 52°21′36″N 3°05′49″W / 52.360°N 3.097°W / 52.360; -3.097

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