Llangynllo railway station
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Llangynllo or Llangunllo railway station is a countryside stop in Powys
about 5 miles west of Knighton
, on the line between Llanelli
and Craven Arms
. The railway station is located at road level beside two houses on a minor rural road off the B4356 road.
All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales
. There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop
, where passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train. The highest point on the line (some 980 ft (270m) above sea level) is a short distance to the north of the station.
at prayer. These are examples of a petrosomatoglyph
.
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
about 5 miles west of Knighton
Knighton
Knighton may mean:* Knighton, Powys a market town on the English/Welsh border**Knighton railway station serving the above town**Knighton Town F.C., its football club* Knighton, Leicestershire, a suburb of Leicester, England* In Staffordshire:...
, on the line between Llanelli
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
and Craven Arms
Craven Arms
Craven Arms is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line joins the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms...
. The railway station is located at road level beside two houses on a minor rural road off the B4356 road.
All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
. There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
, where passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train. The highest point on the line (some 980 ft (270m) above sea level) is a short distance to the north of the station.
Places of interest
At Llangunllo nearby are the Olgliniau Cynllo, the knee prints of St CynlloCynllo
Saint Cynllo is a British saint, who lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. His feast day is 17 July.He is variously described in the genealogical Bonedd y Saint as a brother of Saint Teilo or a grandson of Coel Hen...
at prayer. These are examples of a petrosomatoglyph
Petrosomatoglyph
A petrosomatoglyph is an image of parts of a human or animal body incised in rock. Many were created by Celtic peoples, such as the Picts, Scots, Irish, Cornish, Cumbrians, Bretons and Welsh. These representations date from the Early Middle Ages; others of uncertain purpose date back to megalithic...
.