Abercrave railway station

Abercrave
General information
Location	Powys
Platforms	?
History
Original company	Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Neath and Brecon Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
26 July 1869	Station opens
12 September 1932	Station closes to passengers

Abercrave railway station served the village of Abercraf in the traditional county of Glamorganshire, Wales. Opened in 1869 by the Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway, it was eventually absorbed by the Great Western Railway which closed it to passengers in 1932 although the line through the station remained open for freight for some time after that.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Abercrave station on navigable O. S. map

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Brecon to Neath. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 54. ISBN 9781904474432. OCLC 271447595. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ystradgynlais		Great Western Railway Neath and Brecon Railway		Colbren Junction