Morriston West railway station

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Morriston West
Former Morriston West Station (Clase Road) (geograph 2733089).jpg
The site of the station in 1998
Location Morriston, Swansea
Wales
Coordinates 51°39′50″N3°55′12″W / 51.6638°N 3.92°W / 51.6638; -3.92 Coordinates: 51°39′50″N3°55′12″W / 51.6638°N 3.92°W / 51.6638; -3.92
Grid reference SS673978
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
9 May 1881 (1881-05-09)Opened as Morriston
January 1950Name changed to Morriston West
11 June 1956Closed to passengers
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)Closed completely

Morriston railway station served the community of Morriston, Swansea, Wales from 1881 to 1965 on the Morriston Branch.

History

The station opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. The station was situated south of Clase Road on the A48. The station's name was changed to Morriston West in January 1950 to avoid confusion with another Morriston station. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956 [1] and completely on 4 October 1965. No trace of the station remains and the site is lost under the A4067 Neath Road. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 304. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Morriston West". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Copper Pit Platform
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Morriston Branch
  Pentrefelin Halt
Line and station closed