Kenfig Hill railway station

Kenfig Hill
General information
Location	Kenfig Hill, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°32′11″N3°40′31″W / 51.5364°N 3.6753°W / 51.5364; -3.6753
Grid reference	SS839832
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1865 (1865-08-01)	Opened as Cefn
1 August 1885	Name changed to Kenfig Hill
5 May 1958 (1958-05-05)	Closed
Location

Kenfig Hill railway station served the village of Kenfig Hill, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1865 to 1958 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.

History

The station was opened as Cefn on 1 August 1865 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. Its name was changed on 1 August 1885 to avoid confusion with a station of the same name in Wrexham. The station closed on 5 May 1958. ^[1] No traces remain. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 245. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Spices and Woodstock Inn, Kenfig Hill © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tondu Line partially open, station open		Llynvi and Ogmore Railway		Pyle Line partially open, station closed