▁form ▁the ▁joint ▁L lan id lo es ▁and ▁New town ▁Railway , ▁which ▁extended ▁ ▁south ▁to ▁Pent pont br en ▁J unction , ▁where ▁the ▁M WR ▁and ▁M & MR ' s ▁short - l ived ▁L lang ur ig ▁branch ▁diver ged . ▁The ▁L & NR ▁opened ▁its ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁en abling ▁through ▁working ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁M WR ▁line . ▁▁ ▁The ▁M WR ▁worked ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Here ford , ▁Hay ▁and ▁Bre con ▁Railway ▁from ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁until ▁that ▁company ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Railway ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁The ▁line ▁from ▁Bu il th ▁Road ▁to ▁L land overy ▁was ▁not ▁built , ▁but ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Wales ▁Ext ension ▁Railway ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁en abling ▁goods ▁trains ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁and ▁through ▁that ▁station . ▁ ▁St ations ▁At ▁Bre con , ▁following ▁the ▁initial ▁opening ▁of ▁three ▁separate ▁stations , ▁a ▁joint ▁station ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁Free ▁Street . ▁ ▁At ▁L lan id lo es ▁railway ▁station , ▁the ▁grand ▁j unction ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁M & MR ▁traffic ▁which ▁never ▁material ised , ▁since ▁the ▁Mid ▁Wales ▁Railway ▁never ▁completed ▁their ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁L lang ur ig ▁- ▁Str ata ▁Florida ▁- ▁Aber yst w yth ▁line . ▁ ▁Br