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Ynyshir railway station

Coordinates: 51°37′37″N 3°24′33″W / 51.6269°N 3.4092°W / 51.6269; -3.4092
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Ynyshir
General information
LocationYnyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°37′37″N 3°24′33″W / 51.6269°N 3.4092°W / 51.6269; -3.4092
Grid referenceST025929
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1885 (1885)Opened as Ynishir
1907Renamed Ynyshir
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)Closed

Ynyshir railway station served the village of Ynyshir, in the Rhondda Fach valley in south Wales, from 1885 to 1964.

History

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The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1885,[1] on its Maerdy Branch,[2] which ran along the Rhondda Fach valley. It was the first station up the valley from the junction at Porth. At a later date, the spelling of the station name was amended to Ynyshir.[1]

The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1922; the GWR in its turn amalgamated with other railways to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The station was closed by British Railways on 15 June 1964.[1] The remains of the station were demolished around 2005 for the construction of the A4233 which now occupies the site of the railway.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 257. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 43, section D3. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Porth
Line closed, station open
  Taff Vale Railway
Maerdy Branch
  Wattstown Platform
Line and station closed