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Crynant New Colliery Halt railway station

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Crynant New Colliery Halt
General information
LocationCrynant, Glamorganshire
Wales
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
September 1938 (1938-09)Opened
1954 (1954)Closed

Crynant New Colliery Halt railway station served the colliery in the village of Crynant, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1938 to 1954 on the Neath and Brecon Railway.

History

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The station was opened in September 1938 by the Great Western Railway. It didn't appear in the timetable as it was only open to the miners of the nearby Crynant Colliery. It closed in 1954.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 144. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dillwyn and Brynteg Halt
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Neath and Brecon Railway
  Crynant Colliery Halt
Line open, station closed