Ynyshir railway station

Ynyshir
General information
Location	Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°37′37″N3°24′33″W / 51.6269°N 3.4092°W / 51.6269; -3.4092
Grid reference	ST025929
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1885 (1885)	Opened as Ynishir
1907	Renamed Ynyshir
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)	Closed
Location

Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales, from 1885 to 1964.

History

The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1885, ^[1] on its Maerdy Branch, ^[2] which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at Porth. At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir. ^[1]

The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964. ^[1] The remains of the station were demolished around 2005 for the construction of the A4233 which now occupies the site of the railway.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 257. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 43, section D3. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

External links

• Ynyshir Station on navigable O.S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Porth Line closed, station open		Taff Vale Railway Maerdy Branch		Wattstown Platform Line and station closed