Pentwynmawr Platform railway station

Pentwynmawr Platform
Pentwynmawr Platform
General information
Location	Pentwynmawr, Glamorganshire; Wales
Coordinates	51.6612°N 3.1639°W
Grid reference	ST195964
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
8 February 1926	Opened
21 April 1952	closed to regular passengers (continued for miners and schoolchildren)
15 June 1964	Closed

Pentwynmawr Platform railway station served the suburb of Pentwynmawr, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1926 to 1964 on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.

History

The station was opened on 8 February 1926 by the Great Western Railway. It closed to passengers on 21 April 1952.[1] It still remained open to workers and schoolchildren with season tickets but it became unstaffed. It closed to workers on 31 January 1961 and closed completely on 15 June 1964.[2]

References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 338. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Treowen Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway		Penar Junction Halt Line and station closed

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[Butt-1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 338. OCLC 931112387.