Llanbethery Platform railway station

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 / 51.4164; -3.3932
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905	Opened
12 July 1920	Closed
Location

Llanbethery Platform was a short-lived railway station in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.

History

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]

Closure

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

Notes

1. Chapman 1984, p. 83.
2. Chapman 1984, p. 81.
3. Hall 2009, p. 89.

References

• Chapman, Colin (1984). The Cowbridge Railway. Poole: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN   978-0-86093-284-0.
• Hall, Mike (2009). Lost Railways of South Wales. Countryside Books.