Cwmdu railway station

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Cwmdu
Cwmdu station site and Llynvi Valley geograph-3361007-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station, looking northeast from Garth, in 1990
LocationCwmdu, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°36′23″N3°38′25″W / 51.6064°N 3.6404°W / 51.6064; -3.6404 Coordinates: 51°36′23″N3°38′25″W / 51.6064°N 3.6404°W / 51.6064; -3.6404
Grid reference SS865910
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 June 1913 (1913-06-09)Opened
12 September 1932closed for passengers
1964 (1964)Closed to goods

Cwmdu railway station served the hamlet of Cwmdu, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1913 to 1932 on the Port Talbot Railway.

History

The station was opened on 9 June 1913 by the Great Western Railway. It replaced the old Garth station to the south. It closed to passengers on 12 September 1932 [1] and closed to goods in 1964. [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. 146. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ "Across Llynvi Valley to site of Cwmdu... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Maesteg (Neath Road)
Line and station closed		  Great Western Railway
Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company 		  Lletty Brongu
Line and station closed


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