Llangynllo railway station
Llangynllo 
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| Location | |
| Place | Llangynllo |
| Local authority | Powys |
| Grid reference | SO209730 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LGO |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1,048 |
| 2012/13 |
 958 |
| 2013/14 |
806 |
| 2014/15 |
810 |
| 2015/16 |
958 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1865 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llangynllo from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Llangynllo railway station is a countryside stop in Powys about 5 miles west of Knighton, on the Heart of Wales Line between Llanelli and Craven Arms. The station is located 1.4 miles north of the village (also known as Llangunllo), 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 a fifth morning service to Shrewsbury for commuters on weekdays; two services call 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 (270 m) above sea level) is a short distance to the north of the station, near to the southern portal of the 647 yd (592 m) long Llangynllo tunnel. A second disused platform is still visible opposite alongside the remaining active one.
The station is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision, so all tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. It has been fitted with a CIS display, payphone and customer help point in addition to the standard timetable poster board and waiting shelter. The low platform has caused access issues for passengers in the past (a set of wooden steps was required to join or alight from modern stock) but an easy access ramp has since been fitted to assist passengers when joining or leaving trains.
At Llangunllo nearby are the Olgliniau Cynllo, the knee prints of St Cynllo at prayer. These are examples of a petrosomatoglyph.
Coordinates: 52°21′00″N 3°9′42″W / 52.35000°N 3.16167°W
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