Llangeinor railway station

Llangeinor
Llangeinor
	The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location	Llangeinor, Glamorgan; Wales
Coordinates	51°34′39″N 3°34′13″W / 51.5774°N 3.5703°W
Grid reference	SS912876
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
25 October 1886	Opened
1 January 1917	Temporarily closed
1 January 1919	Reopened
9 February 1953	Closed

Llangeinor railway station served the village of Llangeinor, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1886 to 1953 on the Garw Valley Railway.

History[edit]

The station was opened on 25 October 1886 by the Great Western Railway. It closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 January 1919, before closing permanently on 9 February 1953.^[1] The track still exists and adjacent is a cycle path that runs between Bryngarw Country Park and Blaengarw.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. OCLC 931112387.
^ "View south from the site of Llangeinor... © John Light cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links[edit]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pontyrhyl Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Garw Valley Railway		Brynmenyn Line and station closed

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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. 270. OCLC 931112387.

[LlangeinorStationInfo-2] "View south from the site of Llangeinor... © John Light cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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