Tylorstown railway station

Tylorstown railway station served the mining community of Tylorstown in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, between 1877 and 1964.

Tylorstown
General information
LocationTylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°38′26″N 3°25′55″W / 51.640559°N 3.4320456°W / 51.640559; -3.4320456
Grid referenceST010945
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
22 January 1877Opened to goods as Tylors Town
24 May 1882Opened to passengers
15 June 1964Closed

History & Description

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Originally Tylors Town, the station opened in 1877. Tylorstown had a footbridge, two wooden platforms with substantial buildings and a signal box. In 1928, an additional footbridge was installed over the line near Tylorstown to enable the residents of Stanleytown to reach the centre of Tylorstown. The station was also the location of the Pontygwaith Siding, and Tylorstown Upper and Lower Sidings.

The fortunes of the Maerdy Branch declined in the mid-20th Century, and the line was eventually earmarked for closure in the Beeching Axe. The sidings at Tylorstown all closed in 1963. Passenger closure followed in 1964, and the signal box closed in 1966.[1]

After Closure

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The platforms of the station were still present in 1988.[2]


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

References

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  1. ^ Hutton, John (1988). Taff Vale Railway Miscellany. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0860934144.
  2. ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway Volume II. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 54. ISBN 1857942507.