Garth railway station (Bridgend)

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Garth (Bridgend)
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General information
Location Garth, Bridgend
Wales
Coordinates 51°35′48″N3°38′34″W / 51.5967°N 3.6428°W / 51.5967; -3.6428
Grid reference SS863899
Managed by Transport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeGMG
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company British Rail
Key dates
28 September 1992Opened as Garth
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 12,756
Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
originally Duffryn, Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway
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West Junction
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Cymmer Afan
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Abergwynfi
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Abergwynfi Colliery
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Cymmer Tunnel
1591 yd
1455 m
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Maesteg (Neath Road)
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Maesteg Castle Street
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Maesteg
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Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
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Garth
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Troedyrhiew Garth
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Llangynwyd
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Tondu
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Cefn Junction PTR&DCo
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Kenfig Hill
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Pyle Junction
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Pyle
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Cornelly Quarry
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Nottage Tunnel
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58 m
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Porthcawl

Garth railway station (Bridgend) is a railway station serving the village of Garth, Bridgend, Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The station is known as Garth (Bridgend) in order to differentiate it from Garth (Powys). [1]

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History

It replaced a previous station, south of the current location, which was known as 'Troedyrhiw Garth', which closed in 1970. [2] When the current station opened with the restoration of passenger services in 1992 by British Rail, there was much local debate whether to call the station 'Troedyrhiw Garth' once more because of the potential confusion with Garth Railway Station on the Heart of Wales Line in Powys. Upon opening on 28 September 1992 the new station was named simply Garth. [3]

Service

Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines commuter rail network.

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Tondu   Transport for Wales
Maesteg Line
  Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
  Historical railways  
Llangynwyd
Line open, station closed.
  Great Western Railway
Maesteg Line
  Maesteg

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References

  1. Arriva Trains Wales. "Garth (Mid Glamorgan)" . Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Butt 1995 , p. 101