Blaenrhondda railway station

Disused railway station in Blaenrhondda, Rhondda Cynon Taf

51°40′46″N 3°32′56″W / 51.6795°N 3.549°W / 51.6795; -3.549Grid referenceSS930990Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayPre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayPost-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay RailwayKey dates2 July 1890 (1890-07-02)Opened26 February 1968 (1968-02-26)Closed

Blaenrhondda railway station served the village of Blaenrhondda, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1890 to 1968 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

History

The station was opened on 2 July 1890 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. It was known as Blean-Rhondda in the Great Western Railway timetable until 1936. It was downgraded to a request stop in 1965 and closed on 26 February 1968[1] due to the tunnel being unsafe.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Blaenrhondda station site/remains, 1973 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.

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