Gwernydomen Halt railway station

Gwernydomen Halt
General information
Location	Caerphilly Wales
Coordinates	51°35′02″N3°11′23″W / 51.5838°N 3.1897°W / 51.5838; -3.1897
Grid reference	ST177879
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
October 1908	opened
17 September 1956 [1]	closed
Location

Gwernydomen Halt railway station (sometimes spelt Gwern-y-Domen) was a small rural halt in South Wales, northeast from Caerphilly. It operated until 1956. ^[2]

History and description

The halt was opened in 1908. It was a very basic affair, being without a platform, and consisting just of a fenced enclosure and a signboard, though did have the benefit of a single lamp. When the line was built through the location, an ancient motte was damaged by the building work.

The halt closed in 1956, when passenger services over the former Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway were withdrawn. Little trace remains of it today, and the trackbed has been reclaimed by nature. By 1996, only a cleared area of trees and the abutments of a disused bridge marked the spot. ^[3]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 111. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 209. OCLC   931112387.
3. Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p.100

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Caerphilly Line closed, station open		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway Up services only		Fountain Bridge Halt Line and station closed
		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway Down services only		Waterloo Halt Line and station closed