Blaenrhondda railway station
Appearance
Blaenrhondda | |
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![]() The station in 1912 | |
General information | |
Location | Blaenrhondda, Glamorganshire Wales |
Coordinates | 51°40′46″N 3°32′56″W / 51.6795°N 3.549°W |
Grid reference | SS930990 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
Pre-grouping | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
Post-grouping | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
Key dates | |
2 July 1890 | Opened |
26 February 1968 | 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Blaenrhondda station site/remains, 1973 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83. OCLC 931112387.
External links
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Treherbert Line closed, station open |
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway | Blaengwynfi Line and station closed |