Pont Lliw railway station

Pont Lliw
General information
Location	Pontlliw, Glamorganshire Wales
Coordinates	51°41′27″N4°00′52″W / 51.6907°N 4.0145°W / 51.6907; -4.0145
Grid reference	SN597009
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 July 1923 (1923-07-09)	Opened
22 September 1924 (1924-09-22)	Closed
Location

Pont Lliw railway station served the village of Pontlliw, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1923 to 1924 on the Swansea District Line.

History

The station was opened on 9 July 1923 by the Great Western Railway. It was a short-lived station, closing a year later on 22 September 1924. ^[1] It was later used in 1945 for entertaining troops. ^[2]

References

1. "Rusty-roofed building near the site of... © Jaggery :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 345. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Llangyfelach Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Swansea District Line		Llangennech Line and station open