Llanbethery Platform | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Site of the former platform in 2011 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Llanbethery, Vale of Glamorgan Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°24′59″N3°23′36″W / 51.4164°N 3.3932°W | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 May 1905 | Opened | ||||
12 July 1920 | Closed | ||||
|
Llanbethery Platform was a short-lived railway station in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
The station was one of four platforms opened on the line on 1 May 1905. [1] They were designed to cater for the new service run by the Taff Vale Railway using steam railmotors. Llanbethery Platform was of a similar design to the others, consisting of a single forty-foot platform without a shelter. Passengers were confined to a fenced enclosure at the rear of the platform which was unlocked by the train guard. [2] Like many other stations on the line, Llanbethery Platform was not situated near the village, and passengers had to descend a steep hill to reach the station. [1]
The line between Cowbridge and Aberthaw rarely paid its way. [3] Llanbethery Platform was closed, along with the other "platforms" at Aberthin and St Hilary, on 12 July 1920.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary Church Road | Taff Vale Railway Llantrisant-Aberthaw | St Athan Road |