Blackmill railway station

Blackmill
The site of the station, looking southwest towards Tondu in 1962
General information
Location	Blackmill, Glamorgan County Council Wales
Coordinates	51°33′59″N3°32′32″W / 51.5663°N 3.5423°W / 51.5663; -3.5423
Grid reference	SS932864
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
12 May 1873 (1873-05-12)	Opened
5 May 1958	Closed to passengers
27 March 1961 (1961-03-27)	Closed to goods
Location

Blackmill railway station served the village of Blackmill, in the historical county of Glamorgan County Council, Wales, from 1873 to 1961 on the Ogmore Valley line.

History

The station was opened on 12 May 1873 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. It was also known as Black Mill in Bradshaw until 1896. The service to Gilfach Goch stopped on 22 September 1930 and the line, as well as the station, lost a lot of its traffic, thus the station closed to passengers on 5 May 1958 ^[1] and closed to goods on 27 March 1961. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 81. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Blackmill Station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lewistown Halt Line and station closed		Llynvi and Ogmore Railway		Brynmenyn Line and station closed