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Dowlais Top railway station

Coordinates: 51°46′02″N 3°20′05″W / 51.7671°N 3.3346°W / 51.7671; -3.3346
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Dowlais Top
The station in 1962
General information
LocationDowlais, Glamorgan
Wales
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1867 (1867-08-01)Opened
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)Closed

Dowlais Top railway station served the village of Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales, from 1867 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

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The station opened on 1 August 1867 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. To the west of the level crossing was Dowlais Top signal box. When it heavily snowed in 1947, an RAF jet used the line to clear the snow. The station closed on 31 December 1962.[1] The station house still survives today.[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. 165. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Dowlais Top Station". Old Merthyr Tydfil. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pant
Line and station closed
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Northern section
  Pantywaun Halt
Line and station closed

51°46′02″N 3°20′05″W / 51.7671°N 3.3346°W / 51.7671; -3.3346