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References
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Former Pontyrhyl Station House © Jaggery :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
