Upper Boat Halt railway station

This article is about the former halt on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway. For the former station on the Cardiff Railway, see Upper Boat railway station.

Upper Boat Halt
General information
Location	Upper Boat, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51.5787°N 3.2889°W / 51.5787; -3.2889
Grid reference	ST108875
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1904	opens as Upper Boat
1 July 1924	renamed Upper Boat Halt
17 September 1956	closed

Upper Boat Halt railway station served the village of Upper Boat in South Wales until the 1950s.

History and description

All the halts built on the line were very basic affairs, most being without platforms, though unlike the others, Upper Boat had a footbridge to allow passengers to reach the 'down' platform.

Upper Boat was given the 'halt' suffix in 1924 after the GWR took control of the line in order to avoid confusion with Upper Boat railway station on the former Cardiff Railway. This, in contrast, was a substantial station with a large building.

It did not take long for the GWR to curtail what it saw as the unnecessarily dense network of railways in the region, which prior to the Railways Act 1921 had all been in competition with each other. In 1924, Upper Boat Halt was listed as a request stop, and again in 1926– and then only on certain services.

The halt closed in 1956 when traffic on the line was withdrawn.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dynea Halt Line & station closed		Great Western Railway Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway		Groeswen Halt Line & station closed