Llandough Platform railway station
Llandough Platform was a short-lived railway station which served the village of Llandough in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Llandough Platform | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.4508°N 3.1928°W |
| Grid reference | ST172731 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 June 1904 | opened |
| 1 June 1918 | closed |
The station was at the head of the Llandough Sidings, which had a capacity of 978 wagons.[1] The station closed in 1918, after a mere fourteen years.
No trace remains of the station today. The Llandough Sidings no longer exist, and the site was wasteground by the late 1980s, with the location of Llandough Platform marked by a signpost.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grangetown | Great Western Railway Taff Vale |
Penarth Dock |
References
- Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Volume III. Silver Link. 2006. p. 20
- Hutton, J. The Taff Vale Railway Miscellany. Oxford Publishing Company. 1988
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