Blaengwynfi railway station

Disused railway station in Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot

51°39′32″N 3°36′31″W / 51.6588°N 3.6086°W / 51.6588; -3.6086Grid referenceSS887967Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayPre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates10 May 1890 (1890-05-10)Opened26 February 1968Closed to passengers14 December 1970 (1970-12-14)Closed to goods

Blaengwynfi railway station served the village of Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, from 1890 to 1968 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened on 10 May 1890 by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was known as Blaen Gwynfi and Blaen-Gwynfi in Bradshaw until 1936 and Blaen Gwynfy on the tickets and in the timetable until 1904. It closed to passengers on 26 February 1968 because the Rhondda Tunnel was deemed unsafe.[1] It closed to goods on 14 December 1970.[2]

The nearby Abergwynfi railway station was on the Great Western Railway.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Blaengwynfi Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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Blaenrhondda
Line and station closed 		  Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Cymmer Afan
Line and station closed