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Sully railway station

Coordinates: 51°24′31″N 3°13′20″W / 51.4086°N 3.2222°W / 51.4086; -3.2222
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Sully
General information
LocationVale of Glamorgan
Coordinates51°24′31″N 3°13′20″W / 51.4086°N 3.2222°W / 51.4086; -3.2222
Platforms2
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 Dec. 1888Station opens
7 Oct. 1963Closed to goods
6 May 1968Closed to passengers

Sully railway station served the coastal town of Sully in the Vale of Glamorgan until the 1960s.

History and description

The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway. In comparison with the lightly-built stations elsewhere on the Cadoxton Branch, Sully was a substantial station, with two long platforms, linked by a metal footbridge, a building on each platform, a signal box and a large goods facility. The station was successful in its early years, used by large amounts of tourist traffic.[1]

The Cadoxton branch fell on leaner times in the mid-20th Century. Sully closed to goods in 1963. Its signal box was taken out of use in 1965 Passenger closure followed in 1968 when the line was truncated at Penarth .

No trace of the station survives. The site is now occupied by a telephone exchange.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Swanbridge
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Taff Vale
  Cadoxton
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Volume III. Silver Link. 2006, p. 44
  2. ^ Hutton, J. Taff Vale Railway Miscellany. Oxford Publishing Company. 1988