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 | |
| Location | Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°39′32″N 3°36′31″W / 51.6588°N 3.6086°W |
| Grid reference | SS887967 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 May 1890 | Opened |
| 26 February 1968 | Closed to passengers |
| 14 December 1970 | Closed to goods |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Blaengwynfi Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenrhondda Line and station closed |
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway | Cymmer Afan Line and station closed |