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Landore Low Level railway station

Coordinates: 51°38′37″N 3°56′09″W / 51.6437°N 3.9359°W / 51.6437; -3.9359
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Landore Low Level
General information
LocationLandore, Glamorganshire
Wales
Coordinates51°38′37″N 3°56′09″W / 51.6437°N 3.9359°W / 51.6437; -3.9359
Grid referenceSS661956
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingWestern Region of British Railways
Key dates
9 May 1881 (1881-05-09)Opened
4 January 1954 (1954-01-04)Closed

Landore Low Level railway station served the district of Landore, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1881 to 1954 on the Morriston Branch.

History

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The station was opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway. The services were suspended on 9 May 1921 to save coal from the trains due to a coal strike. They resumed on 20 June 1921.[1] The station closed on 4 January 1954.[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. 517. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 256. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Morriston Branch
  Plas Marl
Line and station closed