Brynmill railway station

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Brynmill
General information
Location Brynmill, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates 51°36′34″N3°58′22″W / 51.6095°N 3.9727°W / 51.6095; -3.9727 Coordinates: 51°36′34″N3°58′22″W / 51.6095°N 3.9727°W / 51.6095; -3.9727
Grid reference SS634919
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Oystermouth Railway
Pre-grouping Swansea and Mumbles Railway
Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company
Post-groupingSwansea Improvements and Tramway Company
Key dates
25 March 1807 (1807-03-25)Opened
1827Closed
25 July 1860Reopened
6 January 1960 (1960-01-06)Closed

Brynmill railway station served the suburb of Brynmill, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1807 to 1960 on the Swansea and Mumbles Railway.

History

The station was opened on 25 March 1807 by the Oystermouth Railway. Like the rest of the stations on the line, the first services were horse-drawn. It closed in 1827 but it reopened on 25 July 1860. It was known as Water Works or Waterworks Halt in most publications but it was later changed to Bryn Mill Road in the 1878 edition of Dickson. It was also known as Brynmill Road in the 1885 and 1886 editions of the Cambrian timetable and Brynmill in the 1893 and 1894 editions of Bradshaw. The station closed along with the line on 6 January 1960. [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. 101. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 47. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St Helens
Line and station closed
  Swansea and Mumbles Railway   Ashleigh Road
Line and station closed