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Cwmllynfell railway station

Coordinates: 51°48′08″N 3°49′33″W / 51.8023°N 3.8259°W / 51.8023; -3.8259
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Cwmllynfell
The site of the station, looking north towards the Carmarthenshire Black Mountains, in 1990
General information
LocationCwmllynfell, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°48′08″N 3°49′33″W / 51.8023°N 3.8259°W / 51.8023; -3.8259
Grid referenceSN742131
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 December 1896 (1896-12-07)Opened as Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Colliers Platform
1 July 1909Name changed to Cwmllynfell
25 September 1950Closed to passengers
28 September 1964 (1964-09-28)Closed to goods

Cwmllynfell railway station served the village of Cwmllynfell, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1896 to 1964 on the Swansea Vale Railway.

History

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The station was opened as Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Colliers Platform on 7 December 1896 by the Swansea Vale Railway, although it didn't appear in the timetable. It appeared in the timetable on 1 July 1909 and its name was changed to Cwmllynfell. The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1950[1] and closed to goods on 28 September 1964.[2]

References

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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. 146. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Site of Cwmllynfell station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 3 September 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gwys
Line and station closed
  Swansea Vale Railway   Brynamman East
Line and station closed