Cynonville Halt railway station

Cynonville Halt
The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Cynonville, Glamorganshire Wales
Coordinates	51°38′36″N3°42′22″W / 51.6433°N 3.706°W / 51.6433; -3.706
Grid reference	SS850952
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
October 1912 (1912-10)	Opened to the public
2 January 1956 (1956-01-02)	Closed
Location

Cynonville Halt railway station served the village of Cynonville, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1912 to 1956 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened in October 1912, although it was open earlier for workers of the nearby Cynon and Argoed collieries. It first appeared as Cynon Colliery and Pontrhydyfen Argoed in the 1899 fare table. It originally had no platforms so workers had to board and alight from the trackside. A platform was built in 1902, the other one being built later. Its name later appeared as Cynon New Pit and it was changed to Cynonville Halt when it opened publicly. It closed on 2 January 1956. ^[1] The track bed is now a cycle path and the platforms still survive. ^[2]

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.
2. "Cynonville railway station © john bristow :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links

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