Brynamman West | |
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General information | |
Location | Brynamman, Glamorganshire Wales |
Coordinates | 51°48′32″N3°52′16″W / 51.8088°N 3.8711°W |
Grid reference | SN711139 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Llanelly Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
20 March 1865 | Opened as Brynamman |
1950 | Name changed to Brynamman West |
18 August 1958 | Closed to passengers |
28 September 1964 | Closed to goods |
Brynamman West railway station served the village of Brynamman, in the historic county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1865 to 1964 on the Llanelly Railway.
The station was opened as Brynamman on 20 March 1865 by the Llanelly Railway. To the north was a signal box. A new platform was built in 1868 but it was only used by the Llanelly Railway. Its name was changed to Brynamman West in 1950. The station closed to passengers on 18 August 1958 [1] and closed to goods on 28 September 1964. [2]
The Swansea Vale Railway (SVR) was a railway line connecting the port of Swansea in South Wales to industries and coalfields along the River Tawe on the northern margin of Swansea, by taking over a tramroad in 1846. It was extended to Brynamman in 1868. Passengers were carried from 1860, and a loop line through Morriston was built.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Garnant Line and station closed | Llanelly Railway | Terminus |