Aberaman railway station

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Aberaman
Location Aberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Aberdare Railway
Pre-grouping Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
6 August 1846 [1] First station opens
June 1856 [1] First station closes
August 1889 [1] Second station renamed from Treaman
16 March 1964 [1] Second station closes

Aberaman railway station was the name given to two railway stations on the Taff Vale Railway near Aberdare in the Welsh preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. The first station, opened by the Aberdare Railway, only lasted ten years and was closed under Taff Vale ownership. Then the name of the adjacent Treaman was changed to Aberaman.

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History

The second station was incorporated, as part of the Taff Vale Railway, into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed by the British Railways Board.

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References

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cwmneol Halt   Aberdare Railway
Later Taff Vale Railway
First Station
  Treaman
Cwmneol Halt   Great Western Railway
Taff Vale Railway
Second Station
  Aberdare Low Level

Coordinates: 51°42′08″N3°25′32″W / 51.70225°N 3.42543°W / 51.70225; -3.42543