Aberdylais Halt railway station

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Aberdylais
General information
Location Aberdulais, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Vale of Neath Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 September 1851Station opened
7 June 1954Station renamed "Aberdylais Halt"
15 June 1964Station closed

Aberdylais halt railway station served the village of Aberdulais in Wales. It was located on the line from Neath to Merthyr Tydfil.

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History

Opened by the Vale of Neath Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Renamed by the British Transport Commission, it was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

Station Road marks the site of the former railway station, now home to the local branch of the Royal British Legion.

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References

    Preceding station Disused railways Following station
    Neath   Vale of Neath Railway   Clyne Halt
    51°40′40″N3°46′39″W / 51.67781°N 3.77758°W / 51.67781; -3.77758