Southend railway station (Mumbles)

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Southend
General information
Location Mumbles, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates 51°34′18″N3°59′20″W / 51.5717°N 3.9889°W / 51.5717; -3.9889
Grid reference SS622877
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Oystermouth Railway
Pre-grouping Swansea and Mumbles Railway
Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company
Post-groupingSwansea Improvements and Tramway Company
Key dates
25 March 1807 (1807-03-25)Opened
1827Closed
6 May 1893Reopened
10 May 1898Resited
6 January 1960 (1960-01-06)Closed

Southend railway station served the area of Mumbles, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1807 to 1960 on the Swansea and Mumbles Railway.

History

The station was opened on 25 March 1807 by the Oystermouth Railway. It was a request stop. Like the rest of the stations on the line, the first services were horse-drawn. It closed in 1827 but it reopened on 6 May 1893. It was known as Mumbles (Southend) but it was later changed to Southend when the line was extended to Mumbles Pier on 10 May 1898. It was also resited around this time. The station closed along with the line on 6 January 1960. [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. 397. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 215. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Oystermouth
Line and station closed
  Swansea and Mumbles Railway   Mumbles Pier
Line and station closed