Knucklas railway station

{{short description|Railway station in Powys, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Knucklas

| native_name = {{langx|cy|Cnwclas}}

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Knucklas or Cnwclas station platform shelter, Heart of Wales Line, Powys.jpg

| borough = Knucklas, Powys

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|52.360|N|3.097|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO254740|25|SO254740}}

| manager = Transport for Wales

| platforms = 1

| code = KNU

| classification = DfT category F2

| opened = 1865

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 4,212}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 1,054}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 2,114}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 2,634}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 3,050}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Knucklas railway station serves the village of Knucklas, Powys, Wales, {{convert|34+3/4|mi|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.{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western |edition=4th |date=November 2005 |orig-year=1989 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=0-9549866-1-X |at=map 31A }} 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.[http://knucklas.org.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Viaduct-history.pdf "Knucklas Viaduct - History & Statistics"]knucklas.org; Retrieved 6 July 2016 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 Transport for Wales.