Mumbles Pier railway station

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Mumbles Pier
Mumbles Pier and former station - geograph.org.uk - 1518332.jpg
The site of the station in 2009
General information
Location Mumbles, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates 51°34′08″N3°58′43″W / 51.5689°N 3.9787°W / 51.5689; -3.9787
Grid reference SS629874
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Swansea and Mumbles Railway
Key dates
10 May 1898 (1898-05-10)Opened
12 October 1959 (1959-10-12)Closed
Location
Mumbles Pier railway station

Mumbles Pier railway station served the community of Mumbles, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1898 to 1959 on the Swansea and Mumbles Railway.

History

The station was opened on 10 May 1898 by the Swansea and Mumbles Railway. It closed on 12 October 1959. [1] [2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 165. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Southend
Line and station closed
  Swansea and Mumbles Railway  Terminus