Wattstown Platform railway station

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Wattstown Platform
General information
Location Wattstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates 51°37′57″N3°24′55″W / 51.6326°N 3.4152°W / 51.6326; -3.4152
Grid reference ST022936
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Taff Vale Railway
Key dates
5 June 1905Opened
12 July 1920Closed

Wattstown Platform railway station was a short-lived railway station on the now-disused Maerdy Branch in South Wales.

History and description

The Wattstown goods depot opened in 1885, but a passenger facility did not follow until 1905. The station was not successful, and closed after just fifteen years. Goods activities continued until 7 October 1963. No trace of the station remains, with the trackbed having been used for the construction of the A4233.

The site of the goods depot (ST019937) is now occupied by a builder's merchant. [1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ynyshir
Line & station closed
  Taff Vale Railway
Maerdy Branch
  Pontygwaith Halt
Line and station closed

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References

  1. Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Volume II. Silver Link 2006