Cymmer Afan railway station

Cymmer Afan
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location	Cymmer, Glamorganshire Wales
Coordinates	51°39′10″N3°38′56″W / 51.6529°N 3.6490°W / 51.6529; -3.6490
Grid reference	SS860961
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-grouping	Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 November 1885 (1885-11-02)	Opened as Cymmer
1888	Replaced
1 July 1924	Name changed to Cwm Cymmer
17 September 1926	Name changed to Cymmer Afan
January 1950	Amalgamated with Cymmer General
22 June 1970 (1970-06-22)	Closed for regular passenger services (except school trains)
14 July 1970	closed completely
Location

Cymmer Afan railway station served the village of Cymmer, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1970 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened as Cymmer on 2 November 1885 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was a temporary station, being replaced in 1888 by a station of the same name. It was renamed Cwm Cymmer on 1 July 1924 and renamed again on 17 September 1926 to Cymmer Afan, to distinguish it from Cymmer Corrwg. It amalgamated with the nearby Cymmer General railway station in January 1950. The station closed to passengers on 22 June 1970 ^[1] but it was later used by schools until 14 July 1970. ^[2]

References

1. "Cymmer Railway Station;cymmer Afan Railway Station, Rhondda And Swansea Bay Railway, Cymmer (34796)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 146. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Blaengwynfi Line and station closed		Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway		Duffryn Rhondda Halt Line and station closed