Blaengwynfi railway station

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

Blaengwynfi
The station, looking west towards Cymmer, in 1962
General information
LocationBlaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Coordinates51°39′32″N 3°36′31″W / 51.6588°N 3.6086°W / 51.6588; -3.6086
Grid referenceSS887967
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
10 May 1890 (1890-05-10)Opened
26 February 1968Closed to passengers
14 December 1970 (1970-12-14)Closed to goods

History

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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

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  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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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Blaenrhondda
Line and station closed
  Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway   Cymmer Afan
Line and station closed