Cefn Coed railway station

Cefn Coed
General information
Location	Cefn Coed, Glamorgan Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1867 (1867-08-01)	Opened as Cefn
1 May 1920	Name changed to Cefn Coed
13 November 1961	Closed to passengers
4 May 1964 (1964-05-04)	Closed to goods
Location

Cefn Coed railway station served the suburb of Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Glamorgan, Wales, from 1867 to 1964 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

The station opened as Cefn on 1 August 1867 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. 'Coed' was added to its name on 1 May 1920. 'Halt' was also added to its name in 1934, but this only appeared in Bradshaw. The station closed to passengers on 13 November 1961 ^[1] and closed to goods on 4 May 1964. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 118. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Cefn Coed Station". Old Merthyr Tydfil. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Heolgerrig Halt Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Merthyr branch		Pontsarn Halt Line and station closed
		London and North Western Railway

51°45′41″N3°24′21″W / 51.7615°N 3.4057°W / 51.7615; -3.4057