Cwmllynfell railway station

Cwmllynfell
The site of the station, looking north towards the Carmarthenshire Black Mountains, in 1990
General information
Location	Cwmllynfell, Glamorganshire Wales
Coordinates	51°48′08″N3°49′33″W / 51.8023°N 3.8259°W / 51.8023; -3.8259
Grid reference	SN742131
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 December 1896 (1896-12-07)	Opened as Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Colliers Platform
1 July 1909	Name changed to Cwmllynfell
25 September 1950	Closed to passengers
28 September 1964 (1964-09-28)	Closed to goods
Location

Cwmllynfell railway station served the village of Cwmllynfell, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1896 to 1964 on the Swansea Vale Railway.

History

The station was opened as Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Colliers Platform on 7 December 1896 by the Swansea Vale Railway, although it didn't appear in the timetable. It appeared in the timetable on 1 July 1909 and its name was changed to Cwmllynfell. The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1950 ^[1] and closed to goods on 28 September 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. 146. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Site of Cwmllynfell station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Gwys Line and station closed		Swansea Vale Railway		Brynamman East Line and station closed