Trethomas railway station

Trethomas
The site of the station in 2011
General information
Location	Trethomas, Caerphilly Wales
Coordinates	51°35′41″N3°10′35″W / 51.5948°N 3.1765°W / 51.5948; -3.1765
Grid reference	ST186891
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
4 January 1915 (1915-01-04)	Opened
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)	Closed
Location

Trethomas railway station served the village of Trethomas, Caerphilly, Wales, from 1915 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 4 January 1915 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, although it first appeared in Bradshaw in July of the same year. It closed on 31 December 1962. ^{[1] [2]} The site is now a cycle path. ^[3]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 427. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Part of the site of the demolished... © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
3. "Former railway route at the northern... © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bedwas Line and station closed		Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Rumney Railway		Machen Line and station closed