Llangeinor railway station

Llangeinor
Llangeinor
	The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location	Llangeinor, Glamorgan; Wales
Coordinates	51°34′39″N 3°34′13″W / 51.5774°N 3.5703°W
Grid reference	SS912876
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
25 October 1886	Opened
1 January 1917	Temporarily closed
1 January 1919	Reopened
9 February 1953	Closed

Llangeinor railway station served the village of Llangeinor, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1886 to 1953 on the Garw Valley Railway.

History

The station was opened on 25 October 1886 by the Great Western Railway. It closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 January 1919, before closing permanently on 9 February 1953.^[1] The track still exists and adjacent is a cycle path that runs between Bryngarw Country Park and Blaengarw.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 270. OCLC 931112387.
^ "View south from the site of Llangeinor... © John Light cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pontyrhyl Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Garw Valley Railway		Brynmenyn Line and station closed

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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. 270. OCLC 931112387.

[LlangeinorStationInfo-2] "View south from the site of Llangeinor... © John Light cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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