Pantysgallog (High Level) Halt railway station

Pantysgallog High Level Halt
Pantysgallog High Level Halt
General information
Location	Pant, Merthyr Tydfil ; Wales
Coordinates	51°46′21″N3°21′20″W / 51.772386°N 3.355677°W Coordinates: 51°46′21″N3°21′20″W / 51.772386°N 3.355677°W
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1910	Opened
September 1939	Services suspended
December 1940	Services resumed
2 May 1960	Closed

Last updated November 07, 2022

Pantysgallog High Level Halt railway station was a station that served the village of Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. A short branch line from Pant to Dowlais Central. The station closed in 1960 with the line and the site is now a housing estate.

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Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pant Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Northern section		Dowlais Central Line and station closed

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Pantysgallog High Level Halt
General information
Location	Pant, Merthyr Tydfil Wales
Coordinates	51°46′21″N3°21′20″W / 51.772386°N 3.355677°W / 51.772386; -3.355677 Coordinates: 51°46′21″N3°21′20″W / 51.772386°N 3.355677°W / 51.772386; -3.355677
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1910^[1]	Opened
September 1939	Services suspended
December 1940	Services resumed
2 May 1960	Closed