Windsor Colliery Halt railway station

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Windsor Colliery Halt
General information
Location Abertridwr, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates 51°36′03″N3°16′29″W / 51.600960°N 3.274642°W / 51.600960; -3.274642 Coordinates: 51°36′03″N3°16′29″W / 51.600960°N 3.274642°W / 51.600960; -3.274642
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
6 September 1943 (1943-09-06)Opened
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Closed

Windsor Colliery Halt railway station served Windsor Colliery in the village of Abertridwr, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1943 to 1964 on the Senghenydd branch of the Rhymney Railway.

History

The station was opened on 6 September 1943 by the Great Western Railway, although the agreement for the station was made on 4 October of the same year. It closed on 15 June 1964. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 460. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 252. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Senghenydd
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Rhymney Railway
  Abertridwr
Line and station closed