Baldwins Halt railway station

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Baldwins Halt
Location Crymlyn Burrows, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°37′26″N3°52′42″W / 51.624°N 3.8784°W / 51.624; -3.8784 Coordinates: 51°37′26″N3°52′42″W / 51.624°N 3.8784°W / 51.624; -3.8784
Grid reference SS700933
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
1910open for workmen
24 November 1924 (1924-11-24)Opened for public
11 September 1933 (1933-09-11)Closed

Baldwins Halt railway station served the area of Crymlyn Burrows, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1924 to 1933 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station opened for workmen from 3 October 1910 and was known as Crymlyn Burrows. It appeared in the timetable from 10 July 1911 to 30 September 1911. It also appeared in Bradshaw in December 1922. Its life as a public station was short-lived from being opened to the public on 24 November 1924 and closing on 11 September 1933. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 61. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 23. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Jersey Marine
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
  Danygraig Halt
Line and station closed