Cymmer Corrwg railway station

Cymmer Corrwg
General information
Location	Cymmer, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°39′15″N3°38′59″W / 51.654051°N 3.649699°W / 51.654051; -3.649699
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Wales Mineral Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
March 1918 (1918-03)	Opened as Cymmer
17 September 1926	Name changed to Cymmer Corrwg
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
1955 (1955)	Closed to goods
Location

Cymmer Corrwg railway station served the village of Cymmer, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1918 to 1964 on the South Wales Mineral Railway.

History

The station was opened in March 1918 by the South Wales Mineral Railway. Its name was changed to Cymmer Corrwg on 17 September 1926 to avoid confusion with the other two Cymmer stations. It was closed to regular passenger traffic on 22 September 1930 ^[1] but it remained open for miners until 1964.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 147. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Briton Ferry Line closed, station open		South Wales Mineral Railway		Nantewlaeth Colliery Halt Line and station closed