Derwydd Road railway station

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Derwydd Road
Derwydd Road railway station (site), Carmarthenshire (geograph 3996723).jpg
The site of the station in 2014
Location Derwydd, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates 51°50′31″N4°00′16″W / 51.842°N 4.0044°W / 51.842; -4.0044 Coordinates: 51°50′31″N4°00′16″W / 51.842°N 4.0044°W / 51.842; -4.0044
Grid reference SN620178
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Llanelly Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
24 January 1857 (1857-01-24)Opened
1966 (1966)Closed

Derwydd Road railway station served the hamlet of Derwydd, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1857 to 1966 on the Llanelly Railway.

History

The station was opened on 24 January 1857 by the Llanelly Railway. To the left of the level crossing was a siding that served a coal pit. The station closed to passengers on 3 May 1954 [1] and closed to goods in 1966. [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. 153. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Derwydd Road railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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