Treforest Halt railway station

Treforest Halt
Treforest Halt
General information
Location	Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf; Wales
Grid reference	ST086894
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1904	opens as Treforest
1 July 1924	renamed Treforest Halt
17 September 1956	closes

Treforest Halt railway station was a small halt which served the village of Treforest between 1904 and 1956.

The halt had ground level platforms, with small corrugated waiting-sheds within fenced enclosures which were unlocked by conductors when a train arrived.

The station was renamed Treforest Halt in 1924. It closed in 1956.^[1] The site is now covered by the playing field of a comprehensive school.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glyntaff Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Pontyprid, Caerphilly & Newport Railway		Rhydyfelin (High Level) Halt Line and station closed

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 427. OCLC 931112387.
^ Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p. 88

[1] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 427. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Hutton, J. The Newport Docks & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996. p. 88

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