Plasmarl railway station

Plasmarl
General information
Location	Plasmarl, Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°38′54″N3°55′59″W / 51.6484°N 3.933°W / 51.6484; -3.933
Grid reference	SS663961
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1881 (1881-05-09)	Opened
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11)	Closed
Location

Plasmarl railway station served the suburb of Plasmarl, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1881 to 1956 on the Morriston branch.

History

The station was opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. It temporarily closed on 9 May 1921 due to a coal strike but it reopened on 20 June. ^[1] It closed permanently on 11 June 1956. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 517. OCLC   931112387.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 343. OCLC   931112387.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 186. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Landore Low Level Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Morriston branch		Copper Pit Platform Line and station closed