Caerau railway station

Caerau
Site of Caerau station in 1990
General information
Location	Caerau, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°38′12″N3°39′27″W / 51.6367°N 3.6574°W / 51.6367; -3.6574
Grid reference	SS854944
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 April 1901 (1901-04-01)	Opened
22 June 1970 (1970-06-22)	Closed
Location

Caerau railway station served the village of Caerau, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1901 to 1970 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1901 by the Great Western Railway. It was a request stop. The route was cut back from Cymmer in June 1960 ^[1] and the station closed to the public on 22 June 1970. It was used by schools until 15 July 1970. ^[2]

References

1. "Site of Caerau station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 108. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Nantyffllon Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Llynvi and Ogmore Railway		Cymmer Afan Line and station closed