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Pontsarn Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°46′45″N 3°23′16″W / 51.7791°N 3.3877°W / 51.7791; -3.3877
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Pontsarn Halt
The site of the station in 2004
General information
LocationVaynor, Glamorgan
Pontsarn, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°46′45″N 3°23′16″W / 51.7791°N 3.3877°W / 51.7791; -3.3877
Grid referenceSO044098
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Pre-groupingBrecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
June 1869 (1869-06)Opened as Pontsarn
1884Name changed to Pontsarn for Vaynor
1 March 1934Name changed to Pontsarn Halt
1940Name changed to Pontsarn
1951Name changed back to Pontsarn Halt
13 November 1961 (1961-11-13)Closed

Pontsarn Halt railway station served the village of Vaynor and the area of Pontsarn, Glamorgan, Wales, 1869 to 1961 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.

History

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The station opened as Pontsarn in June 1869 by the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. Its name changed to Pontsarn for Vaynor in 1884, which was changed to Pontsarn Halt on 1 March 1931. The suffix 'Halt' was dropped by the GWR timetables in 1935 and dropped completely in 1940. The suffix was added back in 1953. The station closed on 13 November 1961.[1][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. 346. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Pontsarn & Vaynor station, Merthyr... © Ralph Rawlinson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cefn Coed
Line and station closed
  Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Merthyr branch
  Pontsticill
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway   Pantysgallog (Low Level) Halt
Line and station closed