Aberavon Town railway station

Aberavon Town railway station was a railway station on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay line which ran in the Rhondda Valley and Swansea area on the Welsh coast in the county of Glamorgan. Opened as Aberavon the station's name was changed twice before the emerging as Aberavon Town in 1924.

Aberavon Town
The site of the station in 2017
General information
LocationAberavon, Neath Port Talbot
Wales
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Pre-groupingRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 November 1885Station opens as Aberavon
1 December 1891Station renamed Aberavon and Port Talbot
?June 1895Station renamed Port Talbot (Aberavon)
1 July 1924Station renamed Aberavon Town
3 December 1962Station closes

History

The station was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The station has been completely removed without a trace. The site has now been taken over by a Tesco and a canal on the right side.[1]

References
  1. "Aberavon Town railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Aberavon Seaside   Great Western Railway
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway		   Cwmavon

51.59672°N 3.78319°W / 51.59672; -3.78319


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