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Merthyr (Plymouth Street) railway station

Coordinates: 51°44′27″N 3°22′29″W / 51.7408°N 3.3747°W / 51.7408; -3.3747
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Merthyr Plymouth Street
General information
LocationMerthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales
Coordinates51°44′27″N 3°22′29″W / 51.7408°N 3.3747°W / 51.7408; -3.3747
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1841Opened
1877Closed for passengers
1960sclosed for goods

Merthyr Plymouth Street railway station was a station that served the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on the Taff Vale Railway. The station opened in 1841 as the original station until the completion of the nearby Merthyr High Street station was opened on the Vale of Neath Railway. The station at Plymouth Street closed in 1877 to passengers which were diverted to the High Street station. Plymouth Street continued to be used for goods traffic until the 1960s. The viaduct was demolished and the site of Plymouth Street station is now occupied by Plymouth Court.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Side by side georeferenced maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
  2. ^ "Plymouth Street". www.alangeorge.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station". The Melting Pot.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Troed-y-rhiw
Line and station open
  Taff Vale Railway   Terminus